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Biocharcoal helps check global warming

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Corn stover
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Poultry litter pellets

Farmers can be trained to make biochar from agricultural waste
depletion of organic matter in the soil and use of chemical fertilizers are increasingly becoming problems for farmers. Taking their cue from agricultural practices in the Amazon basin, scientists at Delaware University in the us conducted tests and found that charcoal derived from biomass