Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is promoting biochar technology to address widespread agricultural land degradation.

Biochar-a carbon-rich material produced from biomass through low-oxygen heating (pyrolysis)-serves as a soil enhancer, improving fertility and structure.

Kadin's Deputy Chair for Agriculture, Devi Erna Rachmawati, said over 60 percent of Indonesia's farmland has deteriorated, making biochar urgently needed.

"Our land is unhealthy, but biochar's raw materials are abundant here," she noted on Friday, urging the government to introduce the technology to farmers and consider it in policy planning.

Kadin has established a research center in Lebak, Banten Province, spanning 180 hect...