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ETH-Soil Soil Carbon Certification Project

Sector: Biomass • Location: Oromia, Ethiopia

Source: Farmers Review Africa

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Under Implementation

The ETH-Soil project is a five-year initiative coordinated by the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and funded by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It promotes the use of biochar-based fertilisers and integrated soil fertility management practices to restore degraded land, increase crop yields, and sequester carbon in soils. Nearly 300 smallholder farme

Status
Prospective
Sector
Biomass, Fertilizers, Raw Materials
Location
Oromia, Ethiopia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Farmers Review Africa

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The project “ETH-Soil Soil Carbon Certification Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Biomass sector, located in Oromia, Ethiopia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Farmers Review Africa.

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The ETH-Soil project is a five-year initiative coordinated by the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and funded by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It promotes the use of biochar-based fertilisers and integrated soil fertility management practices to restore degraded land, increase crop yields, and sequester carbon in soils. Nearly 300 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are receiving financial compensation from carbon sink certification for the first time under this project.

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Agriculture

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Ethiopia

State

Oromia

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Farmers Review Africa

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Biomass, Fertilizers, Raw Materials

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2026-07-20

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