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2026

Working paper / preprint · Version 1.0

The Carbon Handshake Architecture: From Verified Carbon to Settled Farmer Income

A Conceptual Design-Science Framework for Smallholder Carbon Finance in India: Institutional Coordination, Digital MRV, Blended Finance, Benefit Sharing and Settlement

AUTHOR

Manoj Kumar Rawat

REPOSITORY

Zenodo

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.21759258

LICENCE

CC BY-NC 4.0

An end-to-end institutional architecture for converting verified climate-positive agricultural activity into transparent, timely and fairly shared farmer income.

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Rawat, M. K. (2026). The Carbon Handshake Architecture: From Verified Carbon to Settled Farmer Income. Working Paper, Version 1.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21759258

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