Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils threatens food safety worldwide, as the toxic metal can accumulate in crops and enter the human food chain. A new study published in the journal Biochar ...

A five-year field study shows biochar improves soil chemistry and transforms microbial communities in acidifying paddy soils ...

Agricultural soils are one of the world’s largest sources of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas nearly 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a century. New research suggests that a common ...

Biochar is produced from agricultural and forestry waste such as rice hull. (Photo from the Institute of Area Management/Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Because of its wondrous benefits, the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study shows that Bhutan has the potential to sequester 68% of its greenhouse gas emissions through biochar, a carbon-rich material made from ...

In rural Arkansas, researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are exploring the potential of biochar to replace synthetic fertilizers in hay production -- especially ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Biochar is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen. It is a charcoal-like substance that farmers have used ...

MANILA, Philippines — Because of its wondrous benefits, the government and the private sector should jointly harness biochar as a critical component of a crop-growing strategy. This was the conclusion ...