| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Website | https://www.darkearthcarbon.com/ |
| dark-earth-carbon | |
| Status | π’ Active (score: 75/100) |
| Company size | Medium (50 to 249) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
| Registry-verified | Isometric |
About
Dark Earth Carbon (DEC) is a Tanzanian biochar producer operating a rotary-kiln pyrolysis plant in Iringa that processes approximately 8,000 tonnes of wood waste per year, in partnership with German climate organization atmosfair. The company delivered what it describes as the first industrial biochar carbon removals in East Africa via the CSI Registry, and is planning a second plant in Mafinga.
Registry Activity
Independently verified by carbon-credit registries:
Isometric
- 1 project Β· Biochar Β β
Data from Puro.earth and CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART, Cercarbono, Isometric). Refreshed monthly.
History
- 2026-10-21 β news mention: Dark Earth Carbon: Biochar + compost produced maize yields 4.6β6.6Γ higher than an unamended control (source)
- 2026-09-06 β news mention: Dark Earth Carbon: Biochar + compost produced maize yields 4.6Γ’ΒΒ6.6ΓΒ higher than an unamended cont (source)
- 2026-08-15 β refresh: coresignal
- 2026-08-01 β news mention: Dark Earth Carbon: Biochar + compost produced maize yields 4.6β6.6Γ higher than an unamended control (source)
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β refresh: coresignal
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 β backfilled from V1 (source)
AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands; exact headcounts are not published. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.