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Breaking ground: Professor makes “rocks for crops” reality in Cameroon

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Slope of Mount Cameroon. Photo by Jean-Baptiste Dodane In the early 2000s, Jean Pierre Nguetnkam, a full professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, was inspired to start a research program on soil remineralization involving the use of locally sourced natural geologic materials to restore and enrich agricultural soils. […]

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In Flux: Former UK Army Officer Leads Revolutionary Rock-Weathering Company In Kenya

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Flux team onboarding farmers Flux is collaborating with UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) and consulting with Remineralize the Earth on a mineral-rock trial with 50 smallholder Western Kenyan farmers. The company has hired a community engagement officer, onboarded trial participants, and GPS-mapped fields while acquiring and processing basalt rock, with aims to spread

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Mati Carbon Removals Fights Climate Change, Enables Climate Resilience for Marginal Farmers in India

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Shantanu Agarwal is a climate tech entrepreneur on a mission to improve the lives of marginal farmers while simultaneously fighting climate change. In 2021, he founded Mati Carbon Removals, a project of the Swaniti Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit with offices in the US and India. In a July 2023 episode of the OpenAir webinar series,

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A Glimpse into the Future: The Potential for Rock Dust in Urban Agriculture

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When thinking about implementing innovative agricultural practices, one would most likely picture this taking place in a rural landscape with acres of open fields. Although this has been the case for the majority of the holocene, the alarming rate and effects of global warming has led to a need for new solutions. Thinking outside the

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InPlanet Takes On Climate Change and Advances Sustainable Farming with Local Soil Remineralizers

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Forging partnerships and collaboration: InPlanet cofounders Niklas Kluger (left), and Felix Harteneck (bottom right), along with the InPlanet research lead Philipp Swoboda (bottom center) and Carbon Drawdown Initiative founder and CEO Dirk Paessler (right) and COO Ralf Steffens (center) (photo courtesy of InPlanet). Is it possible to fight climate change while simultaneously supporting regenerative farming practices?

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Huplaso Grows: Natural Mineralizer from New Brunswick Quarry Making Inroads Across Canada, World

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(Updated May 7, 2023) The Huplaso quarry in Bathurst, New Brunswick, contains a rock that is rich in more than 57 minerals (macro, micro and trace elements) and is ideal for soil remineralization and organic plant growth. “It increases about 27% the health of the plant,” said Stéphane Losier, business development director. He added that

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AG-USA: The Power of Sea Minerals and Microbes to Restore Soils

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Paul Schneider Jr. showing a thick layer of topsoil and healthy grass developed over Georgia Red Clay (Ultisol) after treatment with MycorrPlus. “Healthy soil is soil that is alive. For farms and gardens, healthy soil is the key to almost everything, including greater availability of nutrients (less fertilizer), drought tolerance, weed control, nutrient dense plants

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Remineralization Pioneer David Yarrow on Transforming Soils to Transform Ourselves

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There’s no doubt that the industrialization of agriculture has changed the world we live in. With the advent of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, ‘agribusiness’ is a commercial enterprise seeking to do what most businesses do — maximize profit. But soil isn’t a static input, a sterile medium,  or an endless reservoir from which crops will

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Engineers Without Borders is Addressing Food Security in Tanzania

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David Paul and Pupils of Chagu Primary School fetching water from the lake with crocodiles. Click to enlarge photos and graphics. David Paul Blessing, current president of Engineers Without Borders-Tanzania (EWB-Tanzania), sat in his hotel room in Nguruka township after a long day of work. He and his team were on-site helping to develop safe

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