Converting Agro-Waste into Biochar: Improving Soil Fertility and Productivity in ASAL Ecosystems

Authors

  • Elizabeth Ouna University of Nairobi
  • Jesse Njoka University of Nairobi
  • Shellemiah Keya University of Nairobi
  • Raphael Wanjogu National Irrigation Board of Kenya

Abstract

Key Messages

  • Recycling rice-husk waste into biochar may increase soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability.
  • Biochar has the potential to improve soil productivity and agronomic yield and nutritional quality of D. lablab in rotational farming with cereals in Mwea and Bura.
  • Biochar may reduce salt-toxicity as proved with Bura soil.

Author Biographies

Elizabeth Ouna, University of Nairobi

Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology

Jesse Njoka, University of Nairobi

Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology

Shellemiah Keya, University of Nairobi

Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology

Raphael Wanjogu, National Irrigation Board of Kenya

Mwea Irrigation and Agricultural Development

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Published

31-01-2020

How to Cite

Ouna, E., Njoka, J., Keya, S., & Wanjogu, R. (2020). Converting Agro-Waste into Biochar: Improving Soil Fertility and Productivity in ASAL Ecosystems. Kenya Policy Briefs, 1(1), 7–8. Retrieved from https://academia-ke.org/journal/index.php/kpb/article/view/4

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Kenya Policy Briefs

Section

Series 1 - Economic Pillar