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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - A policy seminar on 12 November brought renewed attention to the role of biochar in improving the performance and resilience of Indonesia’s rice sector. The event, hosted by the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia together with the Ministry of National Development Planning ( BAPPENAS ), emphasized the need for practical, scalable solutions that support food security and climate goals. During the seminar, WasteX presented new field evidence showing that conver

Biochar trials in Indonesia boosted cauliflower yields 29% and bitter gourd 70%, raising farmer income while cutting fertilizer use.

GROBOGAN, INDONESIA - WasteX has joined hands with Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture to bring biochar into the nation’s Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) program. The initiative highlights how WasteX's biochar solutions can improve food security while helping farmers adapt to climate change. The first project site of the program is in Grobogan, Central Java, a key rice-producing region now facing soil degradation and unstable weather. For this program, WasteX has supplied 10

WasteX’s biochar programs in Indonesia have achieved a new milestone. In July 2025 alone, WasteX mitigated an estimated 131 tons of CO₂e. This figure is based on biochar production in July and its expected application in agriculture. Once applied to farmland, biochar creates a multi-layered positive impact on the environment: Carbon removal and storage (>1,000 years):  Long-term, stable carbon locked in soils. Carbon removal and storage (<1,000 years):  Medium-term storage of

WasteX presenting biochar as a solution for food loss and waste problem in Indonesia JAKARTA, INDONESIA - At the recent Food Loss and Waste Policy Dialogue  hosted by P4G Partnerships and Bappenas (Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning), discussions centered on Indonesia’s targets to cut food waste in half by 2030 and achieve food security by 2045. WasteX presented biochar as a practical solution: converting agricultural residues into a resource that can simu

A demonstration plot of rice field treated with biochar in Grobogan, Central Java, Indonesia GROBOGAN, INDONESIA - Promising early results from agricultural trials are highlighting biochar's potential to transform Indonesian rice farming by increasing yields and sustainability. This development was the focus of a key Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and field visit on July 16, 2025, involving researchers, government officials, and biochar company WasteX. Hosted by Diponegoro Uni