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Madakasira Farmers Launch Innovative Mulberry Residue Biochar Project
Farmers in K Gundumala village started a new soil-improvement project.
The project uses leftover parts of mulberry plants to make biochar.
Biochar is a charcoal-like material that can be added to soil.
Organizers hope it will make the soil healthier.
They also hope it will help crops grow better.
Resonia Ltd., Prithivi Carbon Solutions, and the Sericulture Department are working together.
Farmers watched a live demonstration of the equipment.
About 400 farmers attended the event.
A farmers’ meeting in K Gundumala village launched a project converting mulberry residues into biochar.
Resonia Ltd., Prithivi Carbon Solutions, and the Sericulture Department jointly organized the initiative.
The project aims to restore soil health and increase crop yields through organic soil enrichment.
Prithivi Carbon Solutions CEO M Suryanarayana Murthy explained the Kon-Tiki pyrolysis method.
A live unit was inaugurated with support from District Collector A Shyam Prasad and attendance from 400 farmers.
- Who
- Resonia Ltd., Prithivi Carbon Solutions, the Sericulture Department, and 400 farmers participated; several officials addressed the gathering.
- What
- A project was launched to convert mulberry plant residues into biochar.
- Where
- K Gundumala village in Madakasira.
- When
- The farmers’ participatory meeting was held on Wednesday.
- Why
- The initiative aims to restore soil health, enrich soil organically, and improve crop yields.
Key facts
- Project focus
- Converting mulberry plant residues into biochar
- Organizers
- Resonia Ltd., Prithivi Carbon Solutions, and the Sericulture Department
- Stated goals
- Restoring soil health and boosting crop yields
- Method
- Kon-Tiki pyrolysis
- Event feature
- Live inauguration of a biochar production unit
- Attendance
- About 400 farmers
- Support
- District Collector A Shyam Prasad
Sources
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