Proba MRV Platform & Inset Units

Proba is a carbon-market company based in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, focused on certified fertilizer emission reductions in agri-food supply chains. It helps food companies, commodity traders, agricultural co-ops and fertilizer producers obtain certified Scope 3 reductions.

Proba quantifies fertilizer reductions from existing farm data through its MRV platform and GHG methodologies, has them verified by approved independent verifiers, records them in a public registry as Inset Units (each unit is 1 tCO2e), and matches them to buyers. Customers and partners named on the site include Agrifirm, ofi, Walther Farms, Landor and Fertiberia.

• MRV platform: quantifies farm-level fertilizer emission reductions from farm data.
• GHG methodologies: published methods such as PM.0005 for controlled-release fertilizers.
• Inset Units: certificates, each representing 1 tCO2e of verified reduction.
• Registry: public tracking of units for traceability.
• Fertilizer emission calculator: quick estimate of fertilizer-related emissions.
• Scope 3 progress reporting: reports reductions for food-company targets.

Coffee exporters in Vietnam demonstrating lower fertilizer emissions to roasters and traders. Agricultural cooperatives piloting controlled-release fertilizer with certified reductions. Fertilizer producers documenting the emission benefit of low-emission products.

Turns fertilizer-related emission reductions into traceable certificates that count toward Scope 3 targets. Uses independent verification bodies and a public registry for credible claims. Quantifies reductions from existing data without a new data collection programme. Connects verified reductions to buyers.

Food and beverage companies are asked to report and reduce Scope 3 emissions, and fertilizer is a large share of agricultural emissions. Insetting inside the supply chain is gaining ground as an alternative to offsets. Vietnamese coffee, rice and fruit exporters supplying EU buyers may face similar Scope 3 requests.

Publisher Proba World BV, Amstelveen, Netherlands. EUR 1.25 million raised, announced January 2026, from Future Food Fund, Yield Lab Europe and Value Factory Ventures. ICROA conditionally endorsed.