[Terrapreta] Ramial Chipped Wood (RWC)

[joe ferguson]

I had never heard of "Ramial Chipped Wood" nor  of Burkina Faso (Upper 
Volta when I was getting my education).  So with the help of Google I 
found these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramial_Chipped_Wood
and
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html

Joe

Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa wrote:
> Hola toda la banda TP,
>
> I just received a proposal to finance a project through Carbon 
> Finance. The project consisted of Reforestation activities in Burkina 
> Faso plus, the interesting part, treating the soils with what is 
> called Ramial Chipped Wood (RWC). I am not sure if RWC has been 
> mentioned here in the list but I wanted to share it with you any way.
>
> RWC consists of chipping branches and twigs of less than 7 cm which 
> contain soluble or little-polymerized lignin, the base for soil 
> aggregates and highly reactive humus. These small-size branches are 
> not used as firewood, even in the poorest tropical countries.
>
> The Groupe de Coordination des Bois Raméaux (GCBR), directed by 
> Professor Gilles Lemieux from Laval University developed this 
> approach. And the person who contacted me works for the firm 
> Hydrogéochem Environnment Inc. <http://www.hydrogeochem.qc.ca/>.
>
> She sent me a video where you could see how they treat some fields 
> with RWC:
>
> <http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/media/jt/0,,3426513,00-agriculture-sans-eau-dans-lot-.html> 
>
>
> She also sent me some interesting links in French:
>
> Pour plus d'informations sur la technique du BRF :
>  
> DVD : Le festin du sol – une petite histoire de bois raméal fragmenté
> http://delage.63.free.fr/spip.php?article104 
> <http://delage.63.free.fr/spip.php?article104> (45 min)
>  
> Forum Interrégional 'Bois Raméal Fragmenté' tenu en France le 20 
> octobre 2007 :
> http://delage.63.free.fr/spip.php?article145 
> <http://delage.63.free.fr/spip.php?article145>
>  
> Sites WEB intéressants :
> http://www.hydrogeochem.qc.ca/pages/brf.html 
> <http://www.hydrogeochem.qc.ca/pages/brf.html>
> http://www.lesjardinsdebrf.com/ <http://www.lesjardinsdebrf.com/> 
>  
> Livres :
> ·       Le BRF, vous connaissez ? 
> <http://www.terran.fr/catalogue/3-Jardin/141-Le-BRF-vous-connaissez.html> 
> de Jacky Dupéty aux Editions de Terran <http://www.terran.fr/> .
> ·       De l'arbre au sol, les Bois raméaux Fragmentés 
> <http://brfdelarbreausol.blogspot.com/> d'Eléa Asselineau et Gilles 
> Domenech aux Editions du Rouergue <http://www.lerouergue.com/> 
>       http://brfdelarbreausol.blogspot.com/ 
> <http://brfdelarbreausol.blogspot.com/> 
> ·       Les rémanents en foresterie et agriculture - Les branches, 
> matériau d'avenir (Compte rendu du colloque tenu à Lyon, 1 & 2 février 
> 2007)
> Descriptif 
> <http://www.leca.univ-savoie.fr/tmp/brf/Descriptif_Lavoisier_BR07.pdf>  
> et  <http://www.leca.univ-savoie.fr/tmp/brf/Bon_commande_BMC.pdf> bon 
> de commande 
> <http://www.leca.univ-savoie.fr/tmp/brf/BdC_Lavoisier_BR07.pdf>  ou 
> commander en ligne 
> <http://www.tec-et-doc.com/fr/not.asp?id=3LKX2OVRO2ROHV>
>
> Chido,
>
> Ruy
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