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Biochar in Agriculture - Perspectives for Germany and Malaysia
Project
Project code: SAW-2012-ATB-3
Contract period: 01.01.2012
- 31.01.2015
Purpose of research: Applied research
Aims of this project are research activities on the use of charred biomass material (biochar) in agriculture to provide a better understanding of economic and environmental potentials of biochar. A special focus is set on the GHG mitigation potential of biochar use and its economic costs. The holistic challenge will be analyzed in a consortium led by the Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim e.V. (ATB) in cooperation with the Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape (Zalf), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Technical University of Berlin (TU), Humboldt-University Berlin (HU) and the University of Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Nutrition
- Agricultural Engineering Plant Production
- Soil science
- Climate Change
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)