The Climapreneur model
Climate action, led locally.
The Climapreneur is the person who makes it happen on the ground: a trained local entrepreneur who runs biochar production and owns the farmer relationship in their area.
The model
One Climapreneur, a network of farms.
Climapreneurs are the local backbone of KriSHE’s decentralised network. More than 30 have been trained so far.
- 2–3
Contiguous clusters
The territory each Climapreneur looks after.
- 4–5
Kon-Tiki kilns
Run by each one to produce biochar.
- Acreage
What they are rewarded on
Land brought under biochar, not just the number of farmers.
One trained local operator connects production, data and the farmer. KriSHE keeps the standards and the certification.
Who they are, what they do
Selected, trained and equipped.
A local operator, not a passing contractor: they live in the area and build the relationship.
- 01
Run the kilns
A set of Kon-Tiki kilns, producing biochar batch by batch.
- 02
Collect the ground data
Farm polygons and soil samples: what makes the work verifiable.
- 03
Stay the familiar face
The same person the farmer sees, season after season.
- 04
Keep value local
Carbon finance creates value for farmers and local operators.
The economics, simply
A real income, not a wage.
- 01
Paid per batch
Production cost plus a fair margin on every batch they make: a real income, not a wage.
- 02
Rewarded on acreage
Measured on land brought under biochar, not just farmer headcount. Depth over tally.
- 03
Funded by carbon
Paid out of carbon-credit revenue, so farmers pay nothing in the early years.
Why it is built this way
Why it scales, and why it lasts.
- Scales
Add clusters, not head office
- The unit repeats. Select, train, equip: one operator for every 2–3 clusters.
- Growth is adding Climapreneurs, not rebuilding central teams.
- KriSHE holds the standards, the app and the certification; the operator holds the ground.
- Lasts
Built around someone already there
- Local ownership. The person earning from it lives there and stays.
- Trust compounds. The same face returns each season, so farmers remember KriSHE.
- Aligned incentives. More good acreage means more carbon and more income, all verifiable.
Who can join
Three ways in.
Farmers
Smallholders with crop residue who want another source of income.
- Direct payments
- Training provided
- Equipment support
Rural entrepreneurs
Local people interested in climate action and sustainable agriculture.
- Training
- Local business opportunity
- Community impact
Grassroots organisations
Local organisations that connect farmers with KriSHE and support field coordination.
- Training
- Field coordination
- Business opportunity
Why we believe in it
Carbon removal that depends on a distant team breaks at the last mile. This is built around someone who’s already there, so it holds.
Become a Climapreneur
Lead carbon removal at village level and unlock an opportunity to earn up to ₹10 lakh a year.