Biochar as a Circular Solution for Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Reduction (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 01) Read more about Biochar as a Circular Solution for Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Reduction (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 01) Asia is home to an estimated 350 million smallholder farmers, who produce around 80% of the food consumed in the region. The impacts of climate change on soil quality and productivity, exacerbated by a growing fertilizer shortage, threaten the region's food security and smallholder farmers' livelihoods.
HUSK: Building Soil, Sinking Carbon, Improving Lives Read more about HUSK: Building Soil, Sinking Carbon, Improving Lives Heloise Buckland, CEO and Co-Founder of HUSK, discussed the challenges faced by Asia’s smallholder farmers and presented a circular economy solution that promotes soil regeneration and climate resilience through the benefits of biochar products derived from rice husks.
Heloise Buckland Keywords rice husk biochar climate change climate resilient circular economy soil degradation boost yields sequester carbon Read more about Heloise Buckland CEO and co-founder of HUSK, a social business committed to supporting rural communities to become more climate-resilient. HUSK's mission is to improve livelihoods by transforming rice husk into biochar to combat soil degradation, boost yields, and sequester carbon. Heloise is passionate about getting carbon back into the soil, where it belongs.
Fecal Sludge to Electricity Read more about Fecal Sludge to Electricity Sanitation methods that need fecal sludge management continue to increase. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation responds to the challenge by creating access to sustainable sanitation through delivery of products and services along the entire value chain at scale, and providing technologies and services that meet users’ preferences and national requirements.