How is the European farmer community receiving carbon farming strategies so far?

Carbon farming is a predominantly voluntary initiative. Farmers, as key players in the productive sector within the agri-food value chain, must be convinced that carbon farming provides them with tangible benefits and that the barriers to its adoption today can be overcome. The main objective of Task 1.4 of the CREDIBLE project is to gauge the current perception of farmers and their expectations regarding carbon farming, aiming to draw conclusions about its weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and strengths. To achieve this, an analysis of the available information has been conducted and updated, complemented by specific interviews with 38 experts, primarily in Spain but also significantly in Slovakia, Finland, France, and Italy. They were asked about their opinion as well as the farmers that they work with.