Empowering Communities through BioTerra and Moringa Oleifera
Sustainability, food security and local employment in an export driven business with the bonus of massive carbon credits.
Who is BioTerra?
BioTerra is a farming and production operation who will transform in excess of 100,000 hectares of degraded and underutilised land in modules of 4,000 hectares through the planting of Moringa trees (Moringa Oleifera).
BioPlantation Ghana Ltd. will be completing the 1st project of this nature n the North East Region of Ghana.
Each 4,000 Hectares, the project will:
- Contain over 6 million Moringa Oleifera Trees, with
- Species diversity over a further 10% of the land with trees endemic to the local area.
- Sequester over 1.3 million tons of Carbon Dioxide over 20 years and
- Produce over 2,6 million Biochar Carbon Credits over 20 years and
- Create in excess of 500 jobs within 2 years
Each 4,000 Hectares will produce, annually on average over 20 years:
- 6.8 million litres of Edible Oil,
- 1,652 tons of food solutions in the form of protein rich peanuts and
- 665 tons of Organic Honey and
- 136,000 tons of dry Moringa Olifeira Biomass for creating energy and materials solutions for customers locally and internationally.
Carbon Credits
Carbon credits and carbon markets are a component of national and international attempts to mitigate the growth in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). One carbon credit is equal to one tonne of carbon dioxide, or in some markets, carbon dioxide equivalent gases. Carbon trading is an application of an emissions trading approach. Greenhouse gas emissions are capped and then markets are used to allocate the emissions among the group of regulated sources.
What is Moringa Oleifera?
Moringa Oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree, native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India, and widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas where its young seed pods and leaves are used as vegetables, and many parts of the tree are used in traditional herbal medicine. It can also be used for water purification and hand washing. Moringa Oleifera can be cultivated for its leaves, pods, or its kernels for oil extraction and water purification.
Problem Solving
Unproductive land, high food and agricultural input costs, unemployment and environmental degradation.
Energy Self-sufficiency
Reducing operational cost and reducing the risk of power outages.
Fast-growing
Drought-resistant Perennial Plants – Reducing the risk of adverse weather conditions.
Bonus - Huge Carbon Absorption
Helping balance carbon dioxide emissions.
No Wastage
Maximising productivity and ROI for owners.
Highest Biomass Yielding Plants
Ensuring maximum productivity and yields/ha.