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8December 2025 /Transforming climate commitments into scalable, data-driven prosperity for rural IndiaSow & Reap Climatech - Turning India%u2019s Climate Commitments Into Rural ProsperitySow & Reap Climatech Pvt Ltd is a Hyderabadbased climate-tech company turning India%u2019s climate commitments into grassroots opportunity. Founded and led by CEO Suraj Teja, the company designs and scales community-based carbon projects that improve soil health, save water, create rural livelihoods, and deliver verifiable carbon credits to global markets. Its portfolio spans methane reduction in rice cultivation (Project Varri using AWD), household biodigesters, biochar production via gasification and Kon-Tiki kilns, agroforestry with coconut and mixed plantations, Miyawaki and large-scale afforestation, and mangrove restoration %u2014 each aligned with multiple UN SDGs.Sow & Reap%u2019s edge is measurement you can trust. The team blends rigorous DMRV (Digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) with its in-house platform MARK, demonstrating blockchain transparency and leveraging partners such as Algorand for tokenization %u2014 so every ton of climate impact is auditable and fairly shared. This digital backbone underpins farmer-first incentive models: beneficiaries receive transparent, timely payouts for their climatepositive practices, driving durable adoption across villages and districts.Under Suraj Teja%u2019s leadership, the company has built a reputation for execution at scale. Sow & Reap is the first in India to receive carbon credits from rice cultivation, achieved in Telangana %u2014 a milestone that validated Project Varri and opened the door for statewide and interstate expansion. The company%u2019s on-ground partners and institutional collaborators enable rapid program mobilization: farmer enrolment, KYC and geo-mapping, field training, biomass logistics for biochar, and end-to-end audit readiness.What sets Suraj apart is a blend of entrepreneurial drive and agrarian empathy. Coming from a family with deep agricultural roots, he has shaped Sow & Reap into an impact-and-returns enterprise: commercially disciplined, yet uncompromising on community value. His playbook is simple %u2014 co-create with farmers, prove the science, digitize the evidence, and share the upside. That ethos now guides expansions across India, as well as emerging international projects with mission-aligned partners.For corporate buyers, Sow & Reap offers high-integrity, nature-based credits with rich co-benefits - water savings, yield resilience, diversified income, and rural jobs supported by verifiable data trails. For policymakers, it showcases how India can meet climate targets while uplifting millions. And for young talent, it represents a rare opportunity to build technology, sustainability, and community development in one career.In the spirit of Bharat Changemakers 2025, Sow & Reap stands as a model of Indian ingenuity: engineering credible climate action at scale, channeling global finance to the last mile, and ensuring that those who steward the land %u2014 our farmers %u2014 share in the prosperity they help create. In a nutshell, Sow & Reap%u2019s operating mantra is: Act Local, Impact Global.Suraj Teja, Founder, Sow & Reap Climatech Pvt Ltd