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Measure GHG

Measure methane.
Measure nitrous oxide.
Understand the full picture.

Comprehensive field-to-analysis measurement support for agricultural project developers, researchers and implementation teams.

The complete picture

Beyond methane-only measurement.

Agricultural measurement has often focused on methane, particularly when evaluating water-management changes in rice paddies. Nitrous oxide brings a different experimental and analytical challenge—and should not be treated as an afterthought.

Our approach brings both gases into the same measurement programme, so that interventions are assessed through their combined emissions evidence rather than a methane result alone.

For carbon projects, the measurement plan must also meet the applicable methodology and project requirements.

Image placeholder: Gas-sampling chambers across replicated rice plots, showing the experimental layout

What we do

A measurement partner.
From design to reporting.

Engage us for an end-to-end programme or for defined setup, training and analytical support. The scope, responsibilities and delivery arrangements are agreed for each project.

01

Experimental design & setup

Define representative sites, reference and intervention plots, replication and sampling schedules. Support chamber deployment and the laboratory arrangements needed for the agreed programme.

02

Sampling & gas analysis

Support field-team preparation, sample collection, handling and analysis for methane and nitrous oxide. Sampling frequency is determined by the experiment and expected emission dynamics.

03

Flux calculation & synthesis

Compile field and analytical records, calculate fluxes, review quality flags and bring seasonal datasets together with explicit assumptions and limitations.

How we work

Keep the chain of evidence intact.

  1. Scope

    Agree the crop systems, sites, interventions, seasons, reporting purpose and responsibilities.

  2. Design & set up

    Translate the question into experimental plots, chamber systems, sampling protocols and analytical arrangements.

  3. Sample & analyse

    Collect samples and field metadata; document handling, analysis and quality checks.

  4. Calculate & report

    Calculate fluxes, compare treatments and synthesise multi-season results with their uncertainty.

Deliverables

Evidence you can work with.

  • Experimental design and sampling protocols.
  • Field records and traceable sample inventories.
  • Concentration and flux datasets with quality flags.
  • Seasonal and multi-season summaries, where included.
  • A methods and interpretation report.
  • Setup documentation and training materials, where agreed.
Image placeholder: A genuine trace-gas laboratory: analytical bench, instrument and operator

The deliverables are scoped to the project. Measurement evidence supports project development; it does not itself constitute carbon-credit issuance, third-party validation or certification.

Experience through evidence

Published research. Practical context.

2015

Sampling guidelines and analytical optimization for direct greenhouse gas emissions from tropical rice and upland cropping systems

Published in Carbon Management. The paper documents sampling and analytical approaches for measuring methane and nitrous oxide in tropical rice and upland systems.

Read the publication ↗

This establishes historical research experience. It is not presented as certification of BESTSOL or a claim about the current status of every laboratory.

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Who we work with

Bring a question.
Build a programme.

Carbon project developers

Quantify interventions

Design field comparisons and measurement programmes that support emissions quantification and project documentation.

Researchers & agronomy teams

Test treatments

Connect experimental design with sampling, analysis and interpretable seasonal results.

NGOs, FPOs & implementation teams

Make field delivery work

Prepare teams, establish workable protocols and connect measurements with agricultural practice.

India and beyond

Better evidence.
Broader participation.

Our ambition is to help smallholder agricultural systems in India and internationally build the evidence needed to participate in credible carbon projects.

We welcome collaboration on rice and other agricultural systems. Share the location, crop, intervention, proposed season and whether you need full measurement delivery or specific setup and training support.

Image placeholder: The measurement team working together at an agricultural field site

Start a conversation

Let’s scope your measurement programme.

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