2. BIOCHAR
Biochar is another name for
charcoal used for purposes
other than combustion.
Like all charcoal, biochar is
created by the pyrolysis of
biomass.
6. BIOCHARCULTURE
Biocharculture is a holistic approach that has
been historically tested, traditionally practiced,
is culturally integral, economically viable,
socially responsible, environmentally
sustainable, and agreeable as a policy.
The uses of biochar—as part of
biocharculture—include its application in the
areas of soil management, livestock, biomass
energy, water purification, green habitats,
sanitation, food, health, etc.
7. BIOCHARCULTURE ADAPTATION BENEFITS
Securing the crop from
drought and climate
variabiiity
Reclaim the degraded
soils
water conservation
Lessen the impact of
hazardous pesticides
and complex chemicals
reducing emissions and
increasing the carbon
sequestration
Conversion of biomass
into biochar
Increase in crop yield
increases in C, N, pH,
and available P to the
plants
Impacts of biochar last
more than 1000 years.
9. SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOCHAR
Biocharculture integration into
traditional and local practices
should be encouraged.
Encouraging local
communities to produce and
use biochar with locally
available raw material is
considered sustainable.
Biochar blends are mostly
organic / natural
10. ENVIRONMENTAL
CARBON
SEQUESTRATI
ON
REDUCED GREEN
HOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS
SECURING FROM
CLIMATE
VARIABILITY
ONE OF THE
GLOBAL
WARMING AND
CLIMATE
CHANGE
MITIGATION
SOLUTIONS
LIVELIHOODS
INCREASED CROP
YIELD
INCREASED
INCOME
RECLAMATION OF
DEGRADED SOILS
BIOLOGICAL
- INCREASED SOIL
MOCROBES AND
FUNGI. REPULSION
OF ANTS AND
TERMITES,
PHYSICAL
- SOIL MOISTURE
RETENTION, SOIL
TEXTURE, AND
TEMPERATURE,
SURFACE AREA
CHEMICAL
RETENTION AND
ACCESS OF
NITROGEN,
PHOSPHOROUS,
ADSORBTION OF
HAZARDOUS
PESTICIDES
CHARCOAL
PLUS
AMENDMENTS
TO SOIL
BIOCHAR
FRAMEWORK
Other Environmental Applications
11. Climate Change
Climate change
will affect
food and water
security.
The coming decades
global warming will
cause droughts, floods,
changes in rainfall
patterns, severe
freshwater shortages,
and shifts in crop
growing seasons—
especially in developing
countries (FAO 2008).
Adaptive measures are
needed to mitigate
expected adverse
outcomes; otherwise,
areas such as Southern
Africa will suffer severe
drops in agricultural
yields by 2030 (World
Bank 2009).
12. Major challenges
Climate change -
variability -
extremes
Soil fertility Water
management
Impact of
hazardous
pesticides and
nitrogen fertilizers
Burning of crop
residue
Alkalinity of soils
13.
14. AGRICULTURE SHARE – GDP vs. EMPLOYMENT
http://data.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/wdi-final.pdf
15. Climate Smart Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture can help developing countries adapt to climate
change Sustainable agriculture is essential for development—and for
achieving the MDG to eradicate poverty and hunger (World Bank and IFPRI
2006).
Today’s challenges for sustainable agricultural development are to respond
to increasing demand for food, adjust to rapid climate changes caused by
global warming, and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (FAO
2008a).
Climate change mitigation in agriculture will require more efficient use of
fertilizer, soil conservation, and better production management.
Under current fertilization practices, crop plant uptake of nitrogen as a
nutrient is about 50 percent, with losses and emissions to the atmosphere
through runoff and leaching from soil erosion (Takle and Hofstrand 2008;
FAO 2001).
17. Developing Countries Climate
• Arid and semi-arid areas account for one third of the earth’s surface land
area.
• In many parts of the subhumid and semiarid tropics, crop yields are
declining on response to inputs such as fertilizers, and droughts and
shortages of irrigation water are increasingly evident.
• Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia pose two different challenges in raising food
production to meet their food needs.
• ICRISAT (1998) estimates that semi-arid areas, especially within the tropics,
cover most parts of the developing nations in the world including Latin
America, most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, a large portion of Eastern and
Southern Africa and parts of India and South East Asia.
23. BIOCHAR FEEDSTOCKS Biomass from agriculture, forestry,
livestock rearing, food production and
processing..
Woody biomass— softwoods,
hardwoods, or a combination
Agricultural residues including bagasse
from sugar cane, corn stover, rice husks,
cereal straw, and coconut shells, etc..
http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9525-7
24. SOURCES OF BIOMASS FOR BIOCHAR
CROP RESIDUE (800 million tons of biomass
burnt)
COTTON STALKS (22.3 million tons generated)
PROSOPIS JULIFLORA
RICE HUSK
OTHER BIOMASS
(in India)
25. Plants
Stoves
Biochar
Soil Fertility
Carbon Sequestration
Emission reduction
Water conservation
Energy
Emissions reduction
Biomass conservation
Biochar as byproduct
Carbon as biochar
Water and fertilizers conservation
Carbon sequestration
Note: Presenter has designed low cost highly efficient 50 good stoves that produce biochar as a byproduct. http://goodstove.com Also see the
book Understanding Stoves http://metameta.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Understanding-Stoves-okt-10-webversion.pdf
42. LIVELIHOODS
• Agriculture productivity increases
• Low input agricultureNatural
• Local jobs and equity
• Local enterprisesSocial
• Least skills required
• BiocharcultureHuman
• Local technologies
• Low energyPhysical
• Low carbon economy
• Low costFinancial
• Carbon sequestration and energy security
• Mitigation and adaptation to climate changeEnvironment
43. CARBON OFFSET PAYMENTS
Initially, subsidies / carbon
offset payments are needed in
the developing countries for
sustainability of biochar
facilitation
44. BIOCHAR BUSINESSES
In the present market
less than 25%
biochar businesses
and production
technologies are
from developing
countries
45. MARKET
Low price of biochar in
the developing countries
might trigger exports
Subsidies a hindrance
Lack of awareness
Gardening
Agriculture (Large Farms)
Household
Others
46. PRICE OF BIOCHAR
Unblended biochar and biochar products
blended with other materials are being sold in
many countries at a wide range of retail prices
ranging from $0.08 to $13.48 per kilogram. The
average price reported was $2.48 per kilogram.
http://www.biochar-international.org/State_of_industry_2013
50. SOIL
BIOCHAR
BIOCHAR
COMPOST
AGRICUTURE
PADDY
METHANE
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION
PESTICIDE &
COMPLEX
CHEMICALS
AFFECTS
MITIGATION
EMMISIONS
REDUCTION
FROM FARM
YARD
MANURES AND
COMPOSTS
CROP RESIDUE
MANAGEMENT
ANIMALS
APPLICATION IN
ANIMAL PLACES
TO TAP URINE,
SANITATION
AND
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION
RUMINANT
ANIMALS
METHANE
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION AS
FEED ADDITIVE
SOAKING IN
WITH ANIMALS
URINE AND
EXCRETA -
VALUE
ADDITION
ENERGY
SOURCE FROM
EFFICIENT TLUD
COOK STOVES
AS BY PRODUCT
FROM GASIFIER
STOVES,
BOILERS ETC
CHARCOAL
PRODUCTION
FROM BIOMASS
/ WASTE
MANAGEMENT
HABITAT
BIOCHAR
BRICKS
BIOCHAR IN
AQUARIUMS
BIOCHAR IN
POULTRY
FARMS
BIOCHAR IN
FRIDGES,
MATTRESSES,
ETC.
SANITATION
BIOCHAR
URINALS
BIOCHAR
TOILETS
BIOCHAR IN
CATTLE SHEDS
CLEANING
PLATES /
UTENSILS
BATHING
HEALTH
CLEANING
TEETH
BIOCHAR
TABLETS
BIOCHAR IN
FOOD AS PART
OF FOOD
PREPARATIONS
WATER
WATER
PURIFICATION –
COLOR, ODOR,
REMOVAL OF
HARMFUL
ELEMENTS, ETC.
RITUAL /
SPIRITUAL /
RELIGIOUS /
PRACTICES
FIRE / ALTAR /
YAGNAS /
AGNIHOTRA
FIRE DURING
FESTIVALS
CREMATIONS
NATURAL /
ARTIFICIAL
FIRES IN
FORESTS /
FIELDS, ETC.
59. ADVANTAGES OF BIOCHAR URBAN GARDENS
Less weight and insulation
to the rooftops
Economic savings through
access to self grown food
Utilization of urban organic
waste for biochar compost.
Aesthetics and green
spaces on rooftops
These impacts frequently lead to reductions in yields. Land conservation and rehabilitation are essential parts of sustainable agricultural development. While severely degraded soil is found in most regions of the world, the negative economic impact of degraded soil may be most severe in the countries most dependent on agriculture for their incomes.
Ref: Biochar Systems for Smallholders in Developing Countries, LEVERAGING CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPLORING FUTURE POTENTIAL FOR CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE, Sebastian M. Scholz, Thomas Sembres, Kelli Roberts, Thea Whitman, Kelpie Wilson, and Johannes Lehman, A WORLD BANK STUDY, 2014