Building a Greener Future Together
Empowering Corporates, Farmers, and Communities through Sustainable Carbon and Soil Solutions.
Our Story
Carbon and Soil Loop Africa was founded by two youth leaders driven by the vision of turning today's environmental challenges into tomorrow's opportunities. By transforming invasive species into resources, we improve agricultural yields, restore degraded ecosystems, and contribute to climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration.
We developed an innovative solution that transforms these invasive plants into biochar through pyrolysis, a process that locks carbon into a stable form while creating a valuable soil amendment.
Today, we work with communities across Africa to collect invasive biomass, produce high-quality biochar, and distribute it to farmers while generating carbon removal certificates for climate-conscious organizations.
Message from the CEO
Dr. Sylvia Jemutai Rotich
"I come from an agricultural community. Growing up, I witnessed farmers—my father included—struggle with the rising cost of fertilizers, erratic rainfall, and declining yields. These challenges, worsened by climate change, planted in me the seed of finding a sustainable solution.
As an environmental scientist working in ASAL counties during my research, I was struck by the alarming spread of invasive species such as Prosopis. Instead of seeing them only as a problem, I asked myself: what if this challenge could hold the solution?
I reached out to my COO, and together we envisioned a model where invasive species could be transformed into biochar—restoring degraded soils, improving water retention, and sequestering carbon. More importantly, we saw this as a way to co-create solutions with farmers, partners, and communities.
Our greatest inspiration has been women farmers, many of whom struggle daily to feed their families from degraded land. Through innovation, collaboration, and resilience, we are committed to offering them a lasting solution that restores hope, dignity, and productivity to their soils and lives."
The Climate Change Challenge
Africa is among the most vulnerable regions to climate change, facing rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and declining agricultural productivity. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to drive global warming, but solutions that both remove carbon and restore ecosystems remain scarce.
Our approach—transforming invasive plants into biochar—offers a nature-based solution that not only locks away carbon for centuries but also improves soil fertility, enhances water retention, and boosts food security for local farmers.