King Country farmer Dani Darke is offering companies the opportunity to plant native trees on her farm to help with their carbon credits. One farmer’s novel pitch to big firms to use her land for carbon offset tree planting is being touted as a win-win for both the business and agricultural sectors. The idea has been sparked by King Country farmer Dani Darke who posted a proposal on social media to offer up 10 hectares of her own land to plant native trees. She pitched the idea to Air New Zealand, Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, Z Energy, and anyone else who wanted to participate. SUPPLIED King Country farmer Dani Darke is offering companies the opportunity to plant native trees on her farm to help with their carbon credits.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2020 03:11 UTC