Biochar in conservation farming in Zambia - Improving crop yield and storing carbon. End report phase 1; October 2011
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Dated: October 2011
Authors: NGI , Gerard Cornelissen , Victor Shitumbanuma , Vegard Martinsen
A project report from the 'Biochar in conservation farming in Zambia' project by the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU.
The main aim of the project is to investigate the potential of organic waste biochar to sequester carbon and improve the quality of weathered, sandy and/or acidic Zambian soils.
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