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.
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
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
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
Seeds planted in biochar-enriched manure patties have high germination and growth rates.
Seeds planted in biochar-enriched manure patties have high germination and growth rates.
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
Pit Latrines
Pit Latrines
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Unimproved pit latrines are notorious for their stench, flies and disease.
Unimproved pit latrines are notorious for their stench, flies and disease.
A small amount of biochar tossed into pit latrines daily controls the stench, flies and disease.
A small amount of biochar tossed into pit latrines daily controls the stench, flies and disease.
Nighttime Urination
Nighttime Urination
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Going outside at night to urinate is dangerous due to attacks from people and wild animals.
Going outside at night to urinate is dangerous due to attacks from people and wild animals.
Urinating into a bucket without biochar quickly stinks and attracts flies and mosquitoes.
Urinating into a bucket without biochar quickly stinks and attracts flies and mosquitoes.
Urinating into a bucket with biochar eliminates smells and does not attract insects
Urinating into a bucket with biochar eliminates smells and does not attract insects
The urine adds essential crop nutrients (NPK+) to the biochar making the biochar an exceptional fertilizer.
The urine adds essential crop nutrients (NPK+) to the biochar making the biochar an exceptional fertilizer.
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.
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Biochar removes carbon from the atmosphere.
Biochar removes carbon from the atmosphere.
The top down burn method of making biochar slashes the emissions from traditional burning.
The top down burn method of making biochar slashes the emissions from traditional burning.
Once Sun24 shows farmers the incredible benefits of biochar they will continue to make and use biochar forever.
Once Sun24 shows farmers the incredible benefits of biochar they will continue to make and use biochar forever.
This method of making biochar is simple and widely adopted after the first use.
This method of making biochar is simple and widely adopted after the first use.
3-4 billion tonnes of CO2e
3-4 billion tonnes of CO2e
Greenhouse gasses created globally by burning crop residues.
Greenhouse gasses created globally by burning crop residues.
1-2 billion tonnes of CO2e
1-2 billion tonnes of CO2e
Greenhouse gasses that could be mitigated by switching to the top down burn.
Greenhouse gasses that could be mitigated by switching to the top down burn.
2-4 billion tonnes of CO2e
2-4 billion tonnes of CO2e
Additional greenhouse gasses that could be sequestered with biochar.
Additional greenhouse gasses that could be sequestered with biochar.
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