Christian Ecology Link prayer topic for today

Biochar is a soil management strategy for making nutrient-poor soils more fertile while turning them into stable carbon sinks. A pilot project in Cameroon involves 75 groups of subsistence farmers producing char from palm fronds, cassava stems and three types of wood. Six weeks into the project, the maize in the char plots has already begun to tassel despite erratic rains, while plants in the control plots are barely past the 8-leaf stage. The Biochar Fund and Key Farmers Cameroon are now studying whether the use of biochar can help solve food insecurity, soil depletion, energy poverty and help slow the rate of deforestation. Website: www.biocharcameroon.org