Vietnamese Rice Cooperatives Cut Paddy Emissions 53.8% in Gia Lai by Letting Fields Dry

Rice paddies kept continuously flooded emit methane, so Tokyo-based Green Carbon works with Vietnamese provincial agencies and farm cooperatives on alternate wetting and drying (AWD). In the 2025-2026 winter-spring crop in the eastern communes of Gia Lai province, 11 agricultural cooperatives farmed 668 hectares this way. Measurements reported on 6 May 2026 showed a 53.8% emissions cut compared with continuous flooding, and yields held up or improved. Green Carbon's AWD project in An Giang province was registered under Verra's VM0051 methodology in April 2025 across 116,000 hectares, though that figure is a registered projection rather than issued credits.