{"id":20800,"date":"2025-06-19T04:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/?page_id=20800"},"modified":"2025-06-19T07:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:26:25","slug":"vermicompost-biochar-integration-for-climate-smart-farming-v-biochar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/our-impact\/food-security\/vermicompost-biochar-integration-for-climate-smart-farming-v-biochar\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermicompost & Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming (V-Biochar)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vermicompost & Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming (V-Biochar) Project<\/strong><\/h1>


<\/strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a028 March 2025 to 28 March 2026
Area:<\/strong>\u00a0Pursat Province
Budget:<\/strong>\u00a0Total USD<\/strong> 53, 362<\/strong>
Donors:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), ADRA Czech Republic and ADRA Australia <\/p>

Vermicompost & Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming (V-Biochar)<\/strong>\u00a0is managed by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Czech Republic\/Cambodia with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with additional support through the ADRA Australia Pro-Bridging project. With the total funds of USD 53,362\u00a0V-Biochar<\/strong>\u00a0will be implemented in Pursat province of Cambodia between March 28, 2025, to March 28, 2026.<\/p>

The V-BIOCHAR project aims to introduce and promote the production and use of biochar made of agriculture waste and the introduction of business techniques in the Pursat province of Cambodia to improve waste management, soil fertility, moisture retention, microbial activity in the soil, and agricultural productivity by combination of vermicompost and biochar use for optimal soil enhancement and minimization of use of chemical fertilizers through promoting this business model to local small business industry and incomes. Although vermicomposting and biochar practices are not widely used in the context of small-scale farmers, the previous project focused only on vermicomposting was well received with significant impact, so we believe that another improvement of soil fertility and speeding up the decomposition process will be even more attractive for the local farmers and producers. Especially in the Pursat province, this project will bring another innovative and environmentally friendly approach to farmers and will offer new opportunities for business while considering youth and women as well. Additionally, the project will emphasize the cooperation of small-scale farmers in terms of sharing knowledge and equipment for the pyrolysis necessary to produce biochar. The business model of Biochar was never applied in Pursat province and to targeted groups. The project not only introduces the business model but also technology of pyrolysis units, and their different prototypes built from local resources. The Project works alongside ADRA Cambodia\u2019s Pro-Bridging Project and the Pursat Department of Agriculture for providing training to potential sustainable vermicompost and biochar producers as well as promotion of the use of biochar products for safe, soil structure, vibrant horticulture production and sustainable farmer livelihoods.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

In collaboration with experts from the Czech University Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, the project will build capacity of ADRA staff, Department of Ag. Extensionists, and Progressive Model Agro-Business leaders who will in turn train and mentor 12 potential vermiculture business leaders who are keen on investing in vermicomposting and biochar. These farmers will be chosen from progressive producers of vermicompost and potential farmers out of vermiculture producers and be supported to establish small and medium scale future entrepreneurs. \u00a0They will also engage local agribusiness networks and associations to raise awareness about the benefits and tested application of biochar products, directly impacting at least more than a hundred farming households with the potential for broadscale benefits in environmentally sustainable production for farmers in Pursat and beyond.<\/p>

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Pursat, 18 February 2026 \u2013 Participants gathered at the Provincial Department of Health in Pursat for the V-BIOCHAR handover and project closing.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From May 26\u201330, 2025, the V-Biochar Project, in collaboration with experts from the Czech University of Life Sciences, conducted a five-day training course for 19 core participants (6 females).<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pursat, Cambodia \u2013 On May 22, 2025, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Cambodia, in partnership with local authorities, officially launched two key initiatives to strengthen climate resilience and sustainable farming in Pursat Province:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vermicompost & Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming (V-Biochar) Project Date:\u00a028 March 2025 to 28 March 2026Area:\u00a0Pursat ProvinceBudget:\u00a0Total USD 53, 362Donors:\u00a0The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), ADRA Czech Republic and ADRA Australia Vermicompost & Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming (V-Biochar)\u00a0is managed by the Adventist Development and Relief […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":12811,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20800"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20815,"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20800\/revisions\/20815"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adracambodia.org\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}