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Eastern Grain Agricultural Company

The project

Location: Grand Est

Area: 2136 ha

Engaged farmers: 15

Methodology: Arable farming

Type: Collective

Tracking: 2023 to 2028

Total CO2 reductions

9363t

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Carbon credits available

6906

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Discounts

-4358t

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Storage

13721t

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  • Project

Eastern Grain Agricultural Company

9363t

CO₂ icon representing carbon emission reduction

Total CO2 reductions

6906

Medal icon symbolising recognition and quality

Carbon credits available

-4358t

Target icon representing a goal

Discounts

13721t

Layer icon representing a structure or level

Storage

Co-fund the project

The project

Location: Grand Est

Area: 2136 ha

Engaged farmers: 15

Methodology: Arable farming

Type: Collective

Tracking: 2023 to 2028

The Project In a few words

The Société Agricole des Grains de l’Est (SAGE), a regional player in grain marketing, is actively involved in the agricultural transition with its first collective low-carbon certified project, launched in January 2024 with Carbone Farmers. This project brings together large-scale crop farms in the Grand Est region, united around more sustainable practices: sowing cover crops, reducing soil disturbance with no-till farming, decreasing mineral fertilisers in favour of organic ones, diversifying crop rotations, and systematically returning crop residues. These measures help to strengthen carbon sequestration in the soil, improve the fertility and resilience of agricultural land, and potentially reduce 9,363 tonnes of CO₂. An exemplary initiative that illustrates the commitment of SAGE and its farmers to building a more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural model.

Levers deployed

80 %

Installation of intermediate cutlery

87 %

Increased crop residue returns

93 %

Increased MAFOR intake

87 %

Reducing energy consumption

93 %

Reduction of mineral and organic nitrogen

Theirs Testimonial

“With this project, we’re changing the way we farm the land. I’ve reduced ploughing and introduced more cover crops: my soil is breathing better and I’m already seeing the results. It’s reassuring to know that our efforts are helping to reduce our emissions and preserve our farms for future generations.”

Pierre Maigret

Biodiversity Ambassador for Meurthe-et-Moselle

The Co-benefits of the project

01

Air quality

By reducing fertiliser volatilisation, and by reducing fossil fuel consumption.

02

Water quality

7 %: improving water quality by reducing nitrogen (nitrate) leaching into the soil

03

Fossil fuel consumption

A 19% reduction in fuel consumption thanks to reduced tillage and fewer tractor passes.

04

Water consumption

5 %: impact on water consumption through the introduction of catch crops

05

Soil quality

43 %: improved soil quality through a soil classification system

06

Biodiversity

Positive impact on the development of soil life and restored balance of flora and fauna.

Contribution du projet aux ODD

The project guarantees French food sovereignty by providing the necessary calories to feed 86,050 people per year.
The project guarantees French food sovereignty by providing the necessary calories to feed 40,400 people per year.
By introducing protein peas, the project helps to reduce the proportion of more emissive crops and to substitute animal protein for a healthier plant-based protein.
By introducing protein peas, the project makes it possible to reduce the proportion of the most polluting crops and to substitute animal protein for a healthier plant-based protein.
Reducing synthetic products and improving soil resilience helps reduce nitrate leaching, which pollutes groundwater.
By reducing nitrogen (nitrate) leakage in soils, through systematic soil cover, the project helps to improve the quality of groundwater.
The project offers new outlets for farmers (legumes, flax, chicory, etc.), stimulates the local economy and improves farmers' incomes.
The project allows for better valorisation of farmers' produce, enabling them to access a decent income and boost the local economy.
The aim of this project is to add value to livestock effluents through methanisation. In addition to the biogas produced, the digestate from the methaniser will be used to fertilise agricultural soils.
The project allows for better valorisation of farmers' produce, enabling them to access a decent income and boost the local economy.
This is the core of the project, the fight against global warming and the development of carbon sinks. Over its entire duration, the project avoids or sequesters 37,001 tCO2e, which is the equivalent of emissions from approximately 3,700 French people over one year.
This project offers strong performance in storing carbon in agricultural soils with an objective of 1.3 tCO2e absorbed and stored per hectare per year for 5 years.
The project will help preserve terrestrial biodiversity by increasing the input of organic matter into the soil and restoring the biomass of vegetation covers.
The project will help to preserve terrestrial biodiversity by reducing the use of phytosanitary products and promote soil biodiversity by reducing ploughing.
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