Soil sampling must be performed carefully and representatively, following specific procedures and protocols to ensure that the samples accurately reflect soil conditions in the area of interest. This involves collecting samples at strategic locations, at different depths, and in adequate quantities for analysis.

It is in this context that Prisma Agronomic Intelligence offers soil sampling solutions customized to the client's needs, always guided by a well-trained team and equipment that ensures quality and traceability throughout the entire process.

Project initiated in 2022, with the purpose of sampling and inventorying the CO² present in agricultural soils of producers registered in the program for the creation of baselines, following emerging methodologies certified by the international certifier Verra. Prisma is responsible for soil sampling in the states of SP, MG, ES, MS, GO, BA, MA, TO, PI, PA, encompassing, in this first cycle, approximately 850 producers and farms. To execute this activity, training and qualification of collection specialists were necessary, following protocols developed and validated by EMBRAPA in partnership with BAYER. Thus, our objective is to ensure confidence and quality in the project's primary input, which is the primary data on the amount of CO² present in the soil at the time of project installation (trench photo, soil sample photo, collection team). The increase in soil carbon after a certain period will serve to calculate the amount of tons of CO² that were removed from the atmosphere. However, for there to be an increase in soil carbon accumulation, practices that promote biomass production or carbon input to the soil are necessary. This is why international methodologies (for example, Verra's VM0042) require that these sustainable agricultural practices be adopted on the farm in order to participate in carbon credit generation projects.