This document discusses biocharculture, which involves using biochar in sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration. It describes how biochar can be produced from various biomass sources and applied in cotton crop cultivation to address challenges like pesticide effects and emissions. The Good Stoves and Biochar Communities Project implemented biochar and efficient stoves in India with benefits like increased yields from biochar compost and reducing open burning of crop residues. The document emphasizes an integrated approach and adapting local biochar practices.

1. Session theme: Towards Climate Change Mitigation, Resilience and Carbon Emission Reduction BIOCHARCULTURE IN COTTON CROP FOR SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION National Workshop on Innovations and Better Management Practices for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Cotton Production 15-16 December, 2010 Dr. N. SaiBhaskarReddy Chief Executive Officer [CEO], GEOECOLOGY ENERGY ORGANISATION [GEO] http://e-geo.org

2. SOURCES OF BIOMASS FOR BIOCHAR

3. Major challenges of cotton crop

4. Biocharculture

5. BIOCHARCULTURE Dr. N. SaiBhaskar Reddy, GEO http://e-geo.org | http://biocharculture.com

6. SOIL AGRICUTURE ANIMALS ENERGY HABITAT SANITATION HEALTH WATER RITUAL / SPIRITUAL / RELIGIOUS / PRACTICES BIOCHARCULTURE BIOCHAR URINALS WATER PURIFICATION – COLOR, ODOR, REMOVAL OF HARMFUL ELEMENTS, ETC. PADDY METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION BIOCHAR BRICKS FIRE / ALTAR / YAGNAS / AGNIHOTRA APPLICATION IN ANIMAL PLACES TO TAP URINE, SANITATION AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION SOURCE FROM EFFICIENT TLUD COOK STOVES CLEANING TEETH BIOCHAR BIOCHAR TOILETS PESTICIDE & COMPLEX CHEMICALS AFFECTS MITIGATION BIOCHAR IN AQUARIUMS FIRE DURING FESTIVALS RUMINANT ANIMALS METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION AS FEED ADDITIVE AS BY PRODUCT FROM GASIFIER STOVES, BOILERS ETC BIOCHAR TABLETS BIOCHAR IN CATTLE SHEDS EMMISIONS REDUCTION FROM FARM YARD MANURES AND COMPOSTS BIOCHAR IN POULTRY FARMS CREMATIONS BIOCHAR COMPOST CLEANING PLATES / UTENSILS SOAKING IN WITH ANIMALS URINE AND EXCRETA - VALUE ADDITION CHARCOAL PRODUCTION FROM BIOMASS / WASTE MANAGEMENT BIOCHAR IN FOOD AS PART OF FOOD PREPARATIONS CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT BIOCHAR IN FRIDGES, MATTRESSES, ETC. NATURAL / ARTIFICIAL FIRES IN FORESTS / FIELDS, ETC. BATHING

7. Biocharculture Adaptation benefits

8. GSBC Project* *- Good Stoves and Biochar communities project is supported by GoodPlanet.org, France, being implemetned by Geoecology Energy Organisation [GEO] in parts of Andhra Pradesh, India

9. MONO AND MIXED CROPPING C + Castor C + Redgram Cotton (C)

10. Biochar + Pottery shards

11. BIOCHAR COMPOST

12. BIOCHAR PREPARATIONS & APPLICATION

13. BIOCHAR MULCHING

14. Cotton Stalks for Biochar

15. EFFICIENT BIOCHAR RETORTS http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/content/magh-biochar-retort-1http://maghbiocharretort.blogspot.com/http://www.slideshare.net/saibhaskar/biochar-production-and-uses-dr-reddy-5242206http://www.slideshare.net/saibhaskar/magh-biochar-retort-2 GSBC Project

16. MAGH SERIES BIOCHAR PRODUCING STOVES GOOD STOVES http://goodstove.com

17. Application of Biochar

18. APPLICATION IN THE FIELDS

19. Biochar Benefits Biochar is a process media rather 'result' media.

20. Results The Biochar applied by the farmers as Biochar compost yielded good results. 1 kg charcoal for 1 sq meter area, along with compost of equal quantity. For 1 hectare or 10000 sq meters of area, the charcoal required is 10000 kgs or 10 tonnes. Charcoal at the rate of Rs. 3 to Rs. 5 per KG either produced by themselves or purchased would cost them from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000 per hectare apart from the cost for compost. Therefore it is not feasible for farmers to apply the Biochar immediately in their respective fields in such huge quantities. As the affect of charcoal lasts more than 1000 years, the farmers could apply the charcoal every year, some quantity, they could reach the desired quantity say in next 10 years. The soil would also be able to adopt to these amendments along with soils microbes colonization slowly. The experience of the farmers regarding the charcoal application in the fields is more important, so in the future all the biomass generated in the fields would be utilized for generating Biochar and left in the field. GSBC Project could create large scale awareness among farmers regarding Biochar application and preparation of the Biochar compost. During open burning of the cotton stalks the biomass is getting converted into ash. The farmers were trained on converting the cotton stalks into Biochar through simple methods and technologies.

21. BIOCHAR RESULTS GSBC PROJECT, 2009 (DORUGHT PREVAILED DURING THE GROWING SEASON)

22. TERRA PRETA VS BIOCHAR

23. BIOCHAR FRAMEWORK POLICY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LOCAL PRACTICES CHARCOAL PLUS AMENDMENTS TO SOIL BIOCHAR

24. GSBC PROJECT INTEGRATED APPROACH

25. BIOCHAR FIELDS – GSBC PROJECT 3 farmers in 2006 under the V & A Project, Kothur village, Mahabubnagar District, AP, India

26. GOOD STOVES AND BIOCHAR COMMUNITIES PROJECT GSBC PROJECT, being implemented in parts of Andhra Pradesh State is an integrated project. This project started in May 2009, Geoecology Energy Organisation is responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of the project. The “Alternative Carbone Project” portfolio of Action Carbone has promoted this project to be implemented in the rural areas of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. http://www.biocharindia.com | http://www.e-geo.org http://www.goodstove.com Group: http://groups.google.com/group/biocharindia

27. BIOCHAR INDIA | BIOCHARCULTURE OKRA

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