The University of Illinois has been awarded a $649,966 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The funding will support research to identify scientific, legal, and social concerns related to the use of carbon sequestration and agricultural carbon credit markets as climate change mitigation strategies. The project will involve data collection and analysis with agricultural stakeholders in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, as well as American consumers, to assess challenges and develop opportunities to improve transparency and responsiveness of these emerging technologies. The findings and processes developed through this 3-year project will aim to inform policy changes and improve decision-making by farmers and consumers regarding carbon markets and climate-smart agricultural practices.
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