An important investment in biochar production aims to help cocoa growers restore their soil and combat climate change in Côte d’Ivoire.
Why BIO4Africa?
Robust agri-food systems are vital to combating poverty, enhancing food security and driving inclusive, sustainable development within African farming communities. BIO4Africa will empower smallholder farmers to generate new sources of income by creating value from locally available biomass (read more)
Six key objectives
- Analyse the needs and context of rural communities and their agri-food value chains
- Identify, develop and adapt robust bio-based solutions that are easy to use with minimal training
- Pilot the bio-based solutions at testing sites in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal and Uganda
- Facilitate rural take-up via validated business models and hands-on business support
- Document the potential to diversify farmer incomes through sustainable, marketable products that can be scaled up elsewhere
- Collaborate across academia, government, industry and society
Follow our progress
Develop, adapt, pilot...
Local farming communities and organisations have validated selected bio-based technologies for development and adaptation in our labs and piloting in the field. See their current status
Work package reports
We publish regular reports on our activities and how we are progressing towards work package goals. Go to the reports
Relevant bio-based tech
We’ve identified a long list of bio-based technologies with the potential to support circular agri-food systems. Get in touch if you have a technology to add. See the technology catalogue
Published studies
The BIO4Africa partners aim to submit a number of research studies for publication in leading international journals. View our published studies
Latest news
Chocolonely funds drought relief for fair trade cocoa communities
Cashew coop finds business in a nutshell
BIO4Africa has given cashew coop Ethicajou a roadmap to a new venture with cashew shell biochar in Senegal
Cleaner household cooking with green briquettes
Biochar briquettes could protect public health and the environment. KRC is talking to a city council about bringing this affordable fuel to market
The fertiliser hotspot in the biorefinery value chain
Life cycle assessment finds that changes in crop farming practices could have the biggest impact on the biorefinery's environmental footprint