Utilizing Bamboo Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Local Economic Development

摘要: This chapter explains the diverse benefits, long-term stability, and economic efficiency of using bamboo biochar as a means to sequester carbon while improving local environment economy. It involves Master’s students from Department Design Strategy at Kyushu University, Undergraduate Graduate Agriculture volunteer Satoyama members, support Japan Biochar Association. In this initial stage project, conducted survey people living in Fukuoka, Japan, determine their general knowledge about credit scheme, interest buying pesticide-free vegetables order if environmental education promotion are necessary for success project’s goal sequestration marketing strategy vegetables. Results showed that there is no only some awareness, modest grown more expensive than ones under normal conditions. Therefore, next step will be develop effective materials, carry out events educate promote positive impacts system, production methods maintain competitive price widely used pesticides.