Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
All of our agriculture interventions flow from our introducing to the developing world the easiest possible method of making biochar - the top down burn method. Now that all farmers can easily make biochar, the miracles of biochar have been unleashed.
All of our agriculture interventions flow from our introducing to the developing world the easiest possible method of making biochar - the top down burn method. Now that all farmers can easily make biochar, the miracles of biochar have been unleashed.
Top Down Burn Method
Top Down Burn Method
This video shows how easy it is to make biochar from crop waste
This video shows how easy it is to make biochar from crop waste
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Make a pile of dry crop waste.
Make a pile of dry crop waste.
Make a pile of dry crop waste.
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Light the top. (No smoke!)
Light the top. (No smoke!)
Light the top. (No smoke!)
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Let the pile burn for few minutes until the fire starts to go out.
Let the pile burn for few minutes until the fire starts to go out.
Let the pile burn for few minutes until the fire starts to go out.
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Quench the embers with dirt or water make biochar.
Quench the embers with dirt or water make biochar.
Quench the embers with dirt or water make biochar.
USECASES
USECASES
Biochar as Fertilizer
Biochar as Fertilizer
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Biochar becomes a powerful fertilizer when enriched with manure or urine
Biochar becomes a powerful fertilizer when enriched with manure or urine
Animals that consume biochar naturally produce nutrient rich black manure
Animals that consume biochar naturally produce nutrient rich black manure
Farmers can create biochar from crop waste and reuse it in a sustainable farming cycle
Farmers can create biochar from crop waste and reuse it in a sustainable farming cycle
Biochar improves soil fertility and can significantly increase crop yields in poor conditions
Biochar improves soil fertility and can significantly increase crop yields in poor conditions
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USECASES
Feeding Biochar to Livestock
Feeding Biochar to Livestock
Livestock that eat biochar become healthier and more productive, while passing the biochar through into their manure. That black manure becomes a powerful fertilizer, helping biochar improve animal health first and then continue its value in the soil.
Livestock that eat biochar become healthier and more productive, while passing the biochar through into their manure. That black manure becomes a powerful fertilizer, helping biochar improve animal health first and then continue its value in the soil.
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Biochar can significantly increase milk yield, with reports showing production may even double in some herds.
Biochar can significantly increase milk yield, with reports showing production may even double in some herds.
Animals that consume biochar grow faster and maintain
better overall health.
Animals that consume biochar grow faster and maintain
better overall health.
Biochar helps reduce common intestinal parasites in livestock.
Biochar helps reduce common intestinal parasites in livestock.
Biochar-rich manure reduces odors and flies, improving livestock environments.
Biochar-rich manure reduces odors and flies, improving livestock environments.
Chickens
Chickens
Chickens fed biochar grow faster and can reach market weight up to two weeks earlier
Chickens fed biochar grow faster and can reach market weight up to two weeks earlier
Biochar improves feed digestion efficiency, reducing feed costs by nearly half.
Biochar improves feed digestion efficiency, reducing feed costs by nearly half.
Mortality drops significantly, and cases of coccidiosis are rarely seen.
Mortality drops significantly, and cases of coccidiosis are rarely seen.
Biochar-fed chickens produce drier, low-odor manure that attracts fewer flies.
Biochar-fed chickens produce drier, low-odor manure that attracts fewer flies.
All Livestock
All Livestock
Cows, goats, chickens, and pigs grow faster with daily biochar intake
Cows, goats, chickens, and pigs grow faster with daily biochar intake
Animals that consume biochar regularly become stronger and healthier.
Animals that consume biochar regularly become stronger and healthier.
Biochar helps reduce common intestinal parasites in grazing livestock
Biochar helps reduce common intestinal parasites in grazing livestock
In Kotido, Uganda, 5,800 cows and goats recovered from parasite symptoms after consuming biochar
In Kotido, Uganda, 5,800 cows and goats recovered from parasite symptoms after consuming biochar
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USECASES
Reforestation
Reforestation
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Livestock can help naturally restore degraded land in Sub Saharan Africa
Livestock can help naturally restore degraded land in Sub Saharan Africa
Biochar enriched manure creates fertile soil where seeds germinate more successfully
Biochar enriched manure creates fertile soil where seeds germinate more successfully
Tree and pigeon pea seeds support reforestation while improving soil quality and nutrition
Tree and pigeon pea seeds support reforestation while improving soil quality and nutrition
Daily grazing becomes a practical, low cost method for land restoration and regeneration
Daily grazing becomes a practical, low cost method for land restoration and regeneration
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USECASES
Pit Latrines
Pit Latrines
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Livestock that consume biochar grow faster, healthier, and become more productive
Livestock that consume biochar grow faster, healthier, and become more productive
Biochar naturally passes through animals without being digested or absorbed by the body
Biochar naturally passes through animals without being digested or absorbed by the body
The resulting black manure becomes a highly effective natural fertilizer
The resulting black manure becomes a highly effective natural fertilizer
Biochar supports both animal health and crop growth through one continuous cycle
Biochar supports both animal health and crop growth through one continuous cycle
USECASES
USECASES
Nighttime Urination
Nighttime Urination
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Going outside at night to urinate can be unsafe due to risks from people and wild animals
Going outside at night to urinate can be unsafe due to risks from people and wild animals
Biochar in a bucket allows families to urinate safely indoors without smell or flies
Biochar in a bucket allows families to urinate safely indoors without smell or flies
The urine naturally enriches and charges the biochar with nutrients
The urine naturally enriches and charges the biochar with nutrients
The nutrient rich biochar can later be reused as an effective fertilizer for crops
The nutrient rich biochar can later be reused as an effective fertilizer for crops
New Opportunities
New Opportunities
Now that biochar is so freely available, we are thinking of new uses for it almost monthly.
Now that biochar is so freely available, we are thinking of new uses for it almost monthly.
Our Biochar Production - 1 Million Bags in 2 months
Our Biochar Production - 1 Million Bags in 2 months
Parishes in Uganda, DR Congo, and Rwanda distribute biochar to farmers.
Parishes in Uganda, DR Congo, and Rwanda distribute biochar to farmers.
Dioceses collected one million 30 kg biochar bags in early 2026.
Dioceses collected one million 30 kg biochar bags in early 2026.
Biochar is fed to animals, then reused as crop fertilizer.
Biochar is fed to animals, then reused as crop fertilizer.
armers are expected to adopt biochar by the next harvest
armers are expected to adopt biochar by the next harvest
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Biochar quickly reduces carbon emissions at scale.
Biochar quickly reduces carbon emissions at scale.
Farmers continue using biochar independently over time
Farmers continue using biochar independently over time
Replacing crop burning with biochar production cuts harmful emissions.
Replacing crop burning with biochar production cuts harmful emissions.
The method is simple and widely adopted after first use
The method is simple and widely adopted after first use
2 – 3
tonnes CO₂e
2 – 3
tonnes CO₂e
Mitigation per 1 tonne of biochar
Mitigation per 1 tonne of biochar
33,000
tonnes
33,000
tonnes
Biochar collected in2 months
Biochar collected in2 months
70,000–100,000
tonnes CO₂e
70,000–100,000
tonnes CO₂e
Total emissions mitigated from that biochar
Total emissions mitigated from that biochar
8 – 12 billion
tonnes CO₂e
8 – 12 billion
tonnes CO₂e
Additional mitigation possible from
that biochar
Additional mitigation possible from
that biochar
5,000
Americans
5,000
Americans
Equivalent annual greenhouse gas emissions comparison
Equivalent annual greenhouse gas emissions comparison
10.5 billion
tonnes
10.5 billion
tonnes
Crop waste burned annually in developing countries
Crop waste burned annually in developing countries
11.3 billion
tonnes CO₂e
11.3 billion
tonnes CO₂e
Emissions caused by methane + nitrous oxide from that burning
Emissions caused by methane + nitrous oxide from that burning
4 billion
tonnes
4 billion
tonnes
Potential biochar produced if crop waste converted instead of burned
Potential biochar produced if crop waste converted instead of burned
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