BRINGING BIOCHAR TO SPAIN

Amata green has begun its Transition Plan. Up until December 31, 2021 we were still offering high quality consulting services to worldwide clients. Agricultural Sustainability has always been our focus and always will be. We will still offer a range of services which you can see listed on our Services page. However, beginning in 2022 we are longer offer worldwide consulting to large companies.

Olive Groves in Jaén Province, Spain

As we build our pyrolysis facilities in Spain, we will become the leading biochar producer in Spain, thus, focusing on what we have to offer Spanish companies and Spanish growers. Biochar will be our main focus, along with education & outreach to Spanish growers to help them learn more about sustainability and regenerative practices, to include biochar. We also aim to assist the European government in meeting one of its goals by helping growers transition to growing organic-label crops. One big solution for growers to accomplish organic transition will be to learn the value of using biochar.

Olive Tree Leaves

Additionally, we will be bringing large quantities of biochar to the Spanish market. While the hope is that our biochar will stay in or near Spain, we are also in talks with a few European customers interested in adding value and carbon reduction to their products using biochar.

We are now accepting biochar orders for 2023 and 2024 pre-orders for bulk amounts of biochar. Pre-orders for carbon credits are also already on sale. See Pre-orders page.



What is Biochar?

What it is…

Biochar is a porous, carbon-rich, solid material resulting from the anaerobic combustion of bio/manure/ woody waste (from farms, forests or cities) through a charring process called pyrolysis.  Biochar is then inoculated and buried in the soil near the root zone. It creates a space for beneficial microbes to grow and thrive in the soil, regenerating the soil for better growing and healthier crops.


The amazing things biochar does for the environment…

Amata Green is helping create the solutions to establish a sustainable food supply while making the environment much cleaner in the process.  We are dedicated to providing solutions that reduce water usage; reduce chemical/nutrient seepage into our aquifers and waterways; reduce erosion; reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint; reduce pesticide/fungicide usage; reduce landfill waste; and increase soil health; increase farmer profitability; and produce healthier foods.  We are convinced that biochar is one of the best solutions for these aspirations.  We aspire to get biochar onto the 500 million acres of farmland across the US, and then expand worldwide.  

 

Did you know? 

Did you know that biochar can be produced from (among other things) a piece of wood, alpeorujo, cotton t-shirts, or manure?  Researchers have found that crop–derived biochars appear to have the best balance of agricultural benefit and carbon stability. Wood–derived biochars were more carbon rich, whereas biochars from manures and food wastes (such as olives) recorded higher nitrogen and phosphorus levels. 

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/climatechange/australias-farming-future/biochar



The amazing things biochar does for farming…

CROP

  • High water holding capacity

  • Holds nutrient inputs

  • Reduces erosion

  • Reduces runoff

  • Soil health restoration

  • Healthier crops

  • Higher yields

  • Sequesters carbon

  • Reduces water usage

  • Reduces fertilizer usage

  • Reduces soil salinity

  • Reduces plant stress

ANIMAL

  • Reduces animal odor (on farm, or in homes)

  • Reduces cattle methane outputs by 30-40%

  • Increases cattle weight

  • Reduces animal mortality

  • Supplemental animal feed

Biochar uses…

Biochar has a multitude of potential customers of biochar: farmers/growers, forestry, construction, veterinary, home & garden, animal farms/feed supplement, animal operations odor reducer, general odor reducer (kitty litter, general home), water filtration, graphene production, and more.