The nature of the proposed activity would be to create a Demonstration Farm to Upgrade, Standardize and Disseminate the Production Knowhow CPCCF has developed for Small Farmers to Produce their own Biochar Enriched Compost as Replacement of Synthetic Fertilizers.

This initiative forms an important link in achieving CPCCF?s aim to double small farm incomes that would lead to rapid adoption of the Regenerative Farming methods we hope to introduce to ?small farmers? in Pakistan.

The regenerative methods we propose to be taught will include: (1) bio-char making; (2) mulching & composting; (3) re-mineralization, inoculation and bio-stimulation of land; (4) farmer-saving of own seeds for growing of nutrient dense foods and (5) Systematic rice&crop intensification (SCI).

Substantial experience in bio-char making, composting and SR/CI has already been acquired. Much of the heavy lifting has therefore, already, been done. A serious program to train small farmers in all these technologies can be launched within 6 months of funding becoming available.

Senior faculty at the University of Agriculture at Faisalabad have written to us commending our work to date and have advised us that they are excited about our program. They have stated that they would like to work with us; but they cannot sign a formal MOU at present because they don?t at present have a Vice Chancellor. They have assured us that the MOU we have proposed will be signed as soon as the new VC is appointed and have urged us, in the meanwhile, to treat them as part of our team.