Credit buyer · England
Agroforestry carbon credits (status)
A project explored a UK code for agroforestry carbon credits; We found no operating code or company buying agroforestry carbon from English farms in 2026.
- From
- Soil Association Agroforestry Carbon Code project
- Buys
- agroforestry
How to apply
- For now use the Woodland Trust agroforestry funding (trees and guards, not carbon payments) or SFI agroforestry actions
Unclear/no live market: treat any offer to buy agroforestry carbon with caution and ask which standard and registry it uses.
Similar schemes
- Soil Capital carbon payments (arable) OpenSoil CapitalMeasures your farm's carbon each year and pays you for tonnes of CO2e reduced or stored by selling certificates to companies, with a guaranteed minimum price.
- Cefetra Ecosystem Services Open all yearCefetra with Soil CapitalPays arable growers who sell grain/oilseeds through Cefetra for verified sustainable practices, so food companies can claim lower Scope 3 emissions.
- AgreenaCarbon Check it’s runningAgreenaIssues Verra-registered carbon certificates for regenerative arable practice which you can keep, sell, or have Agreena sell for you.
- Hedgerow Carbon Code Check it’s runningAllerton Project (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust)A draft code to let farmers sell carbon from new hedges or letting hedges grow bigger; it is not yet a working market and nobody currently buys hedgerow carbon under it.
- Trinity Natural Capital Markets / Sandy Check it’s runningTrinity AgTechSandy software calculates farm carbon and biodiversity; the sister marketplace (Trinity NCM) was set up for farmers to sell credits to companies of their choice.
- UK Farm Soil Carbon Code (status) Check it’s runningSustainable Soils Alliance consortiumA planned national standard for selling farm soil carbon; it is not a buyer and no code had been published by October 2026.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.