Dear Paal
That is a really good reason, though not an agricultural one. But still a
good one. If the really beneficial char can be characterised well, it should
be possible to create stoves that produce it.
Actually farmers can use a lot of 'Process heat' meaning heat for drying
food, canning things, sterilising milking equipment and so on. It could be
a much larger scale than a stove as long as the fuel supply is sustainable.
Regards
Crispin
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Dear Crispin
>So what is the real reason one would char wood before applying it as a
growth enhancer?<
By taking care of the loss of energy by producing charcoal from wood
to put into the soil, the farmers will have energy enough for cooking and
increased yields, which I will call a good idea for developing countries to
do.
Regards Pal W
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