A strategic round table was held at Derzhavin Tambov State University dedicated to the creation of an innovative carbon polygon on agricultural lands. This promising project will open up new opportunities for agricultural producers in the region, allowing them to receive additional income from carbon units without changing their production methods.
In addition to the staff of Derzhavin University, the round table was attended by Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Sergey Solovyov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics Vladimir Novikov, representatives of the Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, and Voronezh State Forest Engineering University.
The speakers presented the results of pilot studies that confirmed that the chernozems of the Tambov region have exceptional potential for creating cyclic carbon farming systems, and also discussed the best practices developed by universities in various regions of Russia as part of the Carbon Polygons program.
A special feature of the Tambov polygon will be its integration with existing agricultural enterprises.
– We plan to create not just a scientific platform, but a working model of bioeconomy, where agricultural producers will be able to monetize ecosystem services through carbon farming technologies – increasing the carbon content in the soil, – said Pavel Moiseev, Rector of Derzhavin University.
Carbon polygons are a key element of the national low-carbon development strategy. Derzhavin University project will become one of the pilot sites for testing economically efficient models of carbon farming.
