Biochar | Uganda

Ugandan Biochar Alliance

Uganda's largest biochar producer - durable carbon removals from agricultural residues, production started October 2026

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Project type

Biochar carbon removal

Region

Uganda

Market position

Uganda's largest biochar producer

Project status

Production started - October 2026

Initial removals

1,000 tCO₂ - scalable to 5,000

Investment ticket

From €300k

Revenue model

Carbon credits + biochar sales

Feedstock

Bamboo, maize, sugarcane & tea residues

Certification standard

Verra

Impact

Rural jobs & sustainable agriculture

About this project

Project description

The Ugandan Biochar Alliance is currently the largest biochar producer in Uganda. Production started in October 2026 through strategic project partnerships with local agribusinesses. The initiative targets an initial 1,000 tCO₂ removals and is designed to scale to 5,000 tCO₂ within three years.

Biochar is produced by pyrolysing agricultural residues - primarily bamboo, maize, sugarcane and tea - that would otherwise decay or be burned. The resulting char is a stable form of carbon that, when applied to soils, locks carbon away for centuries while improving soil fertility and water retention.

The project combines two revenue streams: carbon removal credits through certification under Verra and the sale of biochar as a soil amendment. Investments from €300,000 enable participation in a removals project that creates rural jobs and supports sustainable agriculture in East Africa.

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