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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Teddy, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good links. Thanks. We have been in contact with Mary. We have certainly seen some creating solutions from Kenyans, not to mention the seed balls! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stoves <stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cookswell Jikos<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 15, 2018 10:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Household Energy, Biochar, and Conservation Agriculture in Africa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Tom, here are a few I've read about in Kenya:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nation.co.ke/business/seedsofgold/Cane-waste-MADE-organic-fertiliser/2301238-2885348-ordai5/index.html">https://www.nation.co.ke/business/seedsofgold/Cane-waste-MADE-organic-fertiliser/2301238-2885348-ordai5/index.html</a> (this article has so far sent me two clients for our kilns who are doing the same)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://gisk.stratech.co.ke/portfolio/safi-organics/">http://gisk.stratech.co.ke/portfolio/safi-organics/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.hortinews.co.ke/2017/08/16/the-bountiful-benefits-of-biochar/">https://www.hortinews.co.ke/2017/08/16/the-bountiful-benefits-of-biochar/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Do you know of Dr. Mary Njenga as well? She has done quite a bit of work on this as well. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Teddy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:59 , <<a href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com">tmiles@trmiles.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Where in Africa are examples of household energy, biochar and conservation agriculture? A few years ago a very successful project in Zambia demonstrated the use of gasifying stoves used to make biochar, which was incorporated in locally formulated organic fertilizers at the household level. A similar project is just starting in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi. Where else in Africa can we find examples of biochar made by households and producer groups and used in conservation agriculture?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tom Miles<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Chair, International Biochar Initiative<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Biochar-international.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com" target="_blank">tmiles@trmiles.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img border=0 width=300 height=217 style='width:3.125in;height:2.2583in' id="m_-8803698151810881191Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D41B48.5CEF7820" alt="Logo Finalsm"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/" target="_blank">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>