Natural capital intelligence for agriculture

Agriculture is sitting on trillions in unpriced value.

The FAO puts the hidden costs of agrifood systems at more than $10 trillion a year—value created or destroyed on farms that no balance sheet sees. TerraValue brings soil, water, biodiversity, resilience, and farm economics into one evidence system so producers can measure that value, prove it, and get paid for it.

Built on public evidence and transparent assumptions

Field intelligence

Clay County, Iowa

Illustrative scenario

TerraValue score

76/ 100

Weighted view across environmental performance and farm economics.

Modeled annual value

$482

per acre / year

Scenario lift

+$84 / acre

Soil carbon
74
Water quality
81
Water quantity
69
Biodiversity
77
Yield resilience
72
Economics
83

Cover crop + reduced tillage

Compare the economic and ecosystem effect before changing practice.

Scenario ready

Demonstration output. Estimates depend on field data, model assumptions, and validation status.

One economic view

A farm produces more than yield.

Most tools isolate carbon or optimize inputs. TerraValue connects the environmental and economic system around the acre, so one management choice can be evaluated across every outcome it changes.

01View evidence ↗

Soil Carbon

Measure soil organic carbon stocks, sequestration rates, and climate mitigation potential from management changes.

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02View evidence ↗

Water Quality

Quantify nitrate reduction, phosphorus runoff control, and watershed-level water quality improvements.

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03View evidence ↗

Water Quantity

Track irrigation efficiency, groundwater recharge, aquifer sustainability, and water use optimization across farm operations.

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04View evidence ↗

Biodiversity

Assess habitat quality, pollinator support, and landscape-level biodiversity outcomes across farm systems.

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05View evidence ↗

Yield Resilience

Evaluate crop stability under weather stress, soil health buffering, and long-term productivity trends.

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ROI & Economics

Model input efficiency, ecosystem service revenue potential, and total return on sustainable practices.

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The operating workflow

From field context to a defensible decision.

01

Understand the field

Combine location, soil, weather, crop history, and management context into one field-level record.

02

Run the model stack

Evaluate six connected dimensions with transparent inputs, assumptions, and uncertainty.

03

Compare decisions in dollars

Turn environmental performance into scenario comparisons, farm economics, and finance-ready evidence.

Designed to compound

The moat is the evidence system—not a single score.

TerraValue is designed as a connected learning system. Each layer makes the next one more useful, more traceable, and harder to reproduce with a collection of point tools.

01

Field context graph

A structured record of place, practice, soil, climate, and operating history—not a generic regional score.

02

Modular evidence engine

Scientific models can be validated, replaced, and improved independently while preserving a unified workflow.

03

Natural capital ledger

Every estimate connects an input, method, confidence level, and financial interpretation in one traceable system.

04

Decision feedback loop

Scenario choices and observed outcomes can strengthen future recommendations as the evidence base grows.

Independent evidence

A real problem, grounded in public data.

TerraValue separates cited evidence from modeled estimates. Sources stay visible so users can understand what is measured, inferred, and still uncertain.

$4.55T

global agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added in 2024

This is not a niche wedge. Agriculture is already a multi-trillion-dollar economic system before unpriced ecosystem value is counted.

World Bank, NV.AGR.TOTL.CD

16.5 Gt

agrifood system emissions in 2023

FAO reports agrifood systems represented 32% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, reinforcing why carbon intelligence matters at farm level.

FAO, October 29, 2025

70%

of global freshwater withdrawals are tied to agriculture

That makes agriculture the most consequential domain for water stewardship, allocation, and efficiency at planetary scale.

FAO Land & Water

Evidence explorer

Reported figures and source projections, shown separately.

Agriculture is a $4.5 trillion system before nature is priced.

Global agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added has grown roughly fourfold since 2000, reaching $4.55T in 2024.

The economic base is already enormous. What is missing is a measurement layer for the ecosystem value produced alongside it.

US$ trillions

Built for both sides of the market

Useful on the farm. Legible to capital.

For producers

Make the next practice change with a clearer economic case.

  • Compare management scenarios before committing capital.
  • See tradeoffs across yield, water, soil, habitat, and cost.
  • Build a traceable record of stewardship and performance.

For finance and markets

Evaluate natural capital with context, lineage, and confidence.

  • Review consistent field-level evidence across portfolios.
  • Trace estimates to source data and model assumptions.
  • Identify credible pathways for incentives and financing.

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Built for producers, buyers, and project diligence.

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Help shape the evidence layer for agriculture.

TerraValue is speaking with producers, researchers, pilot partners, and investors who believe environmental performance should be useful at the point of decision.

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