INDIA BIOCHAR AND BIORESOURCES NETWORK
INDIA BIOCHAR AND BIORESOURCES NETWORK
INDIA BIOCHAR AND BIORESOURCES NETWORK
INDIA BIOCHAR AND BIORESOURCES NETWORK
INDIA BIOCHAR AND BIORESOURCES NETWORK
India BioChar and BioResources Network is a collaborative platform for individuals and institutions committed to circular agriculture models that significantly reduce Greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and improve farm-related livelihoods in India through efficient use of farm residues and other natural resources.
THE PROBLEM
Soil degradation, climate change and rural distress are closely interlinked. More than 37 percent of India’s total arable land suffers from various forms of degradation as a result of loss of organic carbon, nutrient imbalance, the decline in soil biodiversity, and contamination with heavy metals and pesticides. The resulting increase in input costs and decreasing yield stability make agricultural livelihoods and food production more and more precarious. Farm residues which can be regularly recycled to replenish the soils are openly burnt further destroying the soil and contributing to large quantities of gaseous pollutants and aerosol particles to the atmosphere, having a significant impact on air quality, human health, and climate change.
WHY IBBN ?
IBBN is committed to methods of farming with nature, rather than against it. As a multi-stakeholder platform, IBBN promotes programs, research and policies that help Indian agriculture in the 21st century to move along the sustainability trajectory, and to establish the link between healthy soils, nutritional security, and a vibrant economy. IBBN facilitates a non-hierarchical cross sharing of ideas between farmers, researchers and policy makers to bridge the knowledge-policy-application gap and promote wide scale adoption of circularity principles in agriculture and voluntary carbon sequestration through BioChar and efficient use of natural resources.
JOIN IBBN
Be part of a global movement for planet friendly agriculture and restoration of farm ecosystems.
- Volunteer
- Research
- Innovate
- Popularize
- Fund soil restoration
- Draft policy papers