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By Catherine Price Biochar is a material that has increasingly attracted scientific attention over recent years. This attention has occurred because biochar acts as a carbon sink, it can act as a soil conditioner, it increases fertility, and can increase the water holding capacity of soil. Biochar is a carbon-rich substance produced by a thermochemicalContinue reading “The History and Future Promises of Biochar, Terras Pretas, and African Dark Earths Soils”