BeCrop Rate

What is BeCrop Rate and Common Questions

Who is BeCrop Rate appropriate for?

BeCrop Rate is appropriate for Farmers, Food operators and final customers. Farmers can measure and improve the adoption of sustainable practices as well as communicate their efforts to stakeholders. Food Operators can track performance across the supply chain in order to pinpoint opportunities for improvement. Consumers can purchase sustainably verified products and support farmers that are taking lengthy measures to become more sustainable producers.

What are customer demanding from food suppliers? 

• 90% would pay more for products that are sourced from verified soil and sustainable farm.
• 87% strongly agree that “Healthy soils produce more nutritious, higher-quality foods.
• 74% agree that “Recovering soil health is essential to a sustainable future.

 

 

BeCrop Rate methodology

It presents comparability across different farmlands independently of crops, farming practices or  geographic location. The outcome is a score card that provides an impact assessment of human intervention on agricultural lands and best management practices.

What are the outputs received? 

Farmers and food operators are provided with a trusted BeCrop®Rate diploma, digital gateway (API), and a marketing package.

How is BeCrop® Rate calculated? 

The indicator of the Rate is the soil microbiome.  Firstly, the Biome Makers team studies the areas of interest using satellite imagery to understand how many samples are required. Once we have nailed down the location and quantity of samples needed, one of our partners takes the samples.

The samples are then sent through BeCrop®’s advanced algorithm, which assesses how fertilizer, cover cropping, and biodiversity can be improved and adjusted to biological indicators.

What is the best time to carry out this assessment? 

It is flexible, but the most optimal time we typically recommend is during the active growing season.

How often should I do this assessment?

The BeCrop® Rate is valid for one year.

What can I do to increase the rate?

We would like to emphasize that the baseline of 100 is a wild forest, so agricultural land will never have the perfect score. The Rate serves to benchmark where you are on your journey toward complete regenerative agriculture.

That being said, if your Rate is low, we have the perfect next step for you. Our service BeCrop® Management will provide you with additional insights to understand how the management practices impact the soil over time and in different locations. Biome Makers will take a Rate of each land an

d see which soil microbiome is healthier. This data will help you see exactly which management practices are working efficiently, allowing you to optimize them for a bigger impact.

Then, you can use the data and analysis to communicate the steps you are taking to be more regenerative. BeCrop® Rate helps you measure your progress and take the necessary steps toward true regenerative agriculture, even if your Rate is low.

What is an ideal score?

The A++ rating, equivalent to 100, represents a pristine, untouched wilderness, like a wild forest. 

It's important to emphasize that achieving a 100 (A++) rating is only possible for such environments. Any form of human intervention will lower the overall score.

Customers should understand that a 100 (A++) rating is exclusive to natural, undisturbed landscapes. It's perfectly normal for farmers or managed areas to score between 60 and 80, which indicates some level of human involvement.