Rejuvenating the Soils of India with Biochar

28 July @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

How can biochar help restore degraded land, improve soil health, support smallholder farmers, and contribute to large-scale ecological regeneration?

Join the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) and the Heartfulness Institute for an in-depth conversation exploring one of India’s most ambitious biochar initiatives.

28 July, 2026
11am ET | 4pm BST

Heartfulness Institute has integrated biochar into afforestation, land restoration, farmer outreach, scientific research, and policy engagement efforts across the country. The conversation will explore:
• Heartfulness Institute and its journey in developing holistic and balanced eco-systems
• Greening of 1,400 acres of barren land at Kanha Shanti Vanam with biochar
• 90%+ sapling survival rate in afforestation projects with biochar
• Rolling out biochar with small and marginal farmers in India
• Importance of scientific, agronomy research trials leading to policy advocacy & scale
• Scope of proposed IBI Study Tour at Kanha Shanti Vanam in October

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