Biochar Life - Kenya
Biochar Life works with smallholder farmers to produce biochar made from crop residues. Farmers can then utilise this on their own land, or sell to a collective, sequestering carbon and benefitting local communities.
CARBON Removal Method
Artisanal Biochar
Location
Kenya
Launched
Vintage year
About project
The project provides farmers with training on biochar production and usage, helping smallholder farmers turn their crop residues into biochar and either use it on their own farm or sell it through a cooperative. Each step includes specific activities which are verified by data gatherers through a mobile app and recorded on the blockchain. The carbon removal achieved by smallholder farmers is calculated and monitored according to the European Biochar Certification (“EBC”) - tropical farmer requirements.
About supplier
Biochar Life cools the climate by helping to remove carbon from the atmosphere. They mobilise a large previously untapped human resource, the smallholder farmers of the developing world, to convert currently burned crop waste, a huge, previously ignored source of greenhouse gases, into carbon sequestering biochar. They train smallholder farmers to create biochar, rather than burn, their crop waste, certify the amount of carbon removed, provide access to global carbon offset markets for the verified carbon sequestration, and ensure immediate payment, thereby encouraging other farmers to also create biochar, reducing the amount of crop waste being burnt.
Benefits of Project & Method
- Biochar has a permanence of +100 years.
- Smallholder farmers and their communities earn extra income from biochar sales.
- Improved soil activity, soil water holding capacity and crop yield improvements.
- The reduction of open field burning reduces fine particulate matter in the air. These particle emissions, PM2.5, are linked to health decline and hospital visits, making it a vital area to address.
More information
The project provides farmers with training on biochar production and usage, helping smallholder farmers turn their crop residues into biochar and either use it on their own farm or sell it through a cooperative. Each step includes specific activities which are verified by data gatherers through a mobile app and recorded on the blockchain. The carbon removal achieved by smallholder farmers is calculated and monitored according to the European Biochar Certification (“EBC”) - tropical farmer requirements.