BIO360 AFRICA 2026 - Intervenants - Tafadzwa Dutoit NYAMANDE

Tafadzwa a biochar project developer focused on advancing climate-smart agriculture and circular bioeconomy solutions across Africa. Based in Zimbabwe, he has played a key role in developing scalable biochar production initiatives that convert agricultural residues into valuable soil amendments and durable carbon removal assets.

In 2023, he partnered with CarbonConnect GmbH and the Organic Farming Academy to establish one of Zimbabwe’s first biochar production operations. The project has demonstrated the viability of decentralized biochar production models that can support both soil restoration and carbon credit generation in smallholder farming systems.

Tafadzwa’s work also aligns with the broader collaboration between PlantVillage and CarbonConnect on distributed biochar carbon credits. This partnership integrates local biomass conversion with robust digital monitoring, reporting, and verification systems to enable transparent, farmer-inclusive carbon removal programs. The model is designed to make high-integrity carbon credits more accessible while creating measurable benefits for farming communities.

He is instrumental to deployment of the PyroTower, a next-generation pyrolysis platform designed for reliable, low-emission biochar production in distributed settings. The PyroTower supports the efficient conversion of waste biomass into biochar at or near the point of origin, helping improve operational scalability, reduce transport burdens, and strengthen local CDR.