Groundwork BioAg will be a Gigacorn: a company that can mitigate or remove at least a billion tons of GHG emissions
Mycorrhizal Impact
Mycorrhizal networks build the biological infrastructure of soil boosting soil health, synergizing with helpful microbes, and sequestering carbon
1.5-3.5 tCO2eq per acre annually
The Problem:
Agricultural soil has become a net carbon emitter
Since the Industrial Revolution, agricultural progress has brought extremely high crop yields, feeding a burgeoning human population. During that same period, however, land-use changes, mostly for agriculture, have released 785 GtCO2eq into the atmosphere, almost as much as the combustion of fossil fuels.
The CO2 released into the atmosphere through modern cultivation methods is a major cause of climate change. The cropland topsoil that is now depleted of 50 to 70% of its carbon (and organic matter) is its rightful home. In fact, today’s cropland topsoil is only 31% saturated with carbon, which means that it can absorb 674 GtCO2eq more before reaching saturation. How can we sequester soil carbon to achieve this feat?
Carbon is at a surplus in the atmosphere and a deficit in the soil
The Solution:
Rootella Carbon Recarbonizes Agricultural Soils
Mycorrhizae are carbon’s main pathway into the soil. Application of Rootella mycorrhizal inoculants across the world’s 4B acres (1.6B hectares) of croplands has the potential to sequester up to 81GtCO2eq within 15 years, cumulatively.
Our Farmer Partners at the Center
The potential is enormous, but it all starts with you, the individual farmer, and your decision to start sequestering via mycorrhizal carbon and recarbonize your soil. Depending on your crops, soil type, and carbon saturation levels, you could sequester 1.5-3.5tCO2eq/acre (3-10tCO2eq/ha) every year by applying Rootella – and earn premium carbon credit revenue while helping restabilize our climate.
High-integrity carbon sequestration
Agronomic co-benefits & farmer ROI
Scalability & impact potential
Mycorrhizal carbon’s impact
potential at scale is SIGNIFICANT
10M Rootella acres worldwide by EoY 2026 potentially translates to:
More Income and Economic Equality
$432M, estimated on-farm income and savings
Promoting Economic Opportunities
On-farm income and savings as a result of increased yields, savings on fertilizer, and carbon credit proceeds
More food
10T Kcal, enough to feed 12M people (population of Belgium) for 1 year
Improved Farmer ROI through Co-benefits
Introducing mycorrhizae expedites farmer ROI by maximizing productivity & efficiency, with significant yield increases and up to 50% phosphorus fertilizer reduction
Cleaner Water and Soil
Reduction of 23 kt of phosphorus applied, or 4.2% of annual global P agricultural run-off pollution
Combating the Fertilizer and Water Crises
Reducing excessive use of synthetic fertilizers that contaminate and deplete water sources and marine ecosystems while improving plant moisture uptake
More Carbon Sequestered
27 MtCO2e sequestered by mycorrhiza, equal to annual emissions from 5.8M cars
Main Pathway of Soil Carbon Storage
Up to 60% of all plant-derived soil organic carbon is attributed to mycorrhizae, making it a vital component in cycle. Enhanced Soil Organic Carbon provides crop insurance through the fortification of soil aggregation and nutrient density, and increased resistance to drought and other climate-related stresses
Drought Resistance
Equivalent to 15% of production saved from chronic drought annually
Restoring Degraded Soil and Boosting Drought Resistance
Regeneration of mycorrhizal networks supports the ecosystems that sustain life below and above ground
