Modern Research On Creating Terra Preta
Average poor tropic soils are easily enrichable to terra preta nova by the addition of crumbled charcoal and condensed smoke. Efforts to recreate these soils are being undertaken by multiple companies. Academic research efforts continue. Embrapa and other organizations in Brazil are working with terra preta.
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