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The Biochar Economy will help to alleviate poverty by increasing household income, contribute to the empowerment of women by providing them with an alternative means of livelihood, alleviate climate change by contributing significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, provide a productive alternative to the traditional burning of agricultural waste in the countryside, contribute to food security by increasing yields and remediating acidic soils.’
The Philippine Biochar Association (PBiA) was formed by long-time environmentalists specifically to promote the production and use of biochar to help improve rural livelihoods. The Association was registered on April 8, 2011 and the project was formally launched on April 19, 2011 in Botolan, Zambales, where the first Biochar local network was formed. The PBiA is managed by members, who are composed of partner NGOs, and PBiA National Level leaders. It is a member of the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) based in Ohio, USA.
Read MoreTo introduce biochar in the Philippines and help improve farmland fertility, the Philippine Biochar Association (PBiA) is partnering with local government units (LGUs), local non-government organizations (NGOs), and people’s organizations (POs) in Philippine towns and municipalities where there are significant areas of farmland (as in the case in Botolan, Zambales). Together, these partners form the PBiA local network act as validators of biochar producers and incorporators to farmlands.’
PBiA hopes to motivate the local networks, especially farmers, to produce biochar in the long term through this compensation system and together with its local networks create an impact to improve food production, reduce disaster risks, and contribute in the improvement of the quality of life of our farmers.
The Association
The Philippine Biochar Association (PBiA) was formed specifically to promote the production and use of biochar to help mitigate the greenhouse effect caused by burning fossils fuels and farming.
Its first project is focused on producing biochar from rice husks and incorporating it into rice farmlands. Not only will this help mitigate greenhouse effect, this will also bring back fertility to local rice farmlands, contribute to increasing local food production and hopefully improve the quality of life in the areas where the project is and will be implemented.This manual is prepared for this project.
The Association was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2011 and the project was formally launched on April 19, 2011 in Botolan, Zambales, where the first PBiA local network was formed.
The Association’s incorporators are:
Philip G. Camara
Ma. Rosario R. Camara
Antonio De Castro
Elizabeth De Castro
Cynthia B. Pasco
The Association is spearheaded by long –time environmentalists.