Contributing to the Environment for Children's Future: 'Biochar' Application by Hokuso Cruvege Farmers in Chiba

Gurunavi Inc. has been participating in the Green Innovation Fund project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) since fiscal year 2022. Recently, the company carried out a biochar application on the fields of Hokuso Cruvege Farmers (Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture), a participant in this demonstration project. As the government aims for '2050 Carbon Neutrality,' Gurunavi is leading a project to store carbon in farmland using biochar. By spreading biochar—carbonized rice husks—into the soil, the project aims to reduce atmospheric CO2 while researching 'high-function biochar' mixed with microbial materials. Seiji Kyan, representative of Hokuso Cruvege Farmers, has been practicing organic farming and using biochar for over a decade. Gurunavi plans to market produce grown with biochar as 'Mirai no Tsuchisodachi' (Future Soil-Grown) to create a new food cycle connecting producers and consumers.