Terraxy Company Inc. is playing a key role in the Saudi Green Initiative’s goal to plant 10 billion trees, providing solutions that can transform the Kingdom’s deserts into fertile landscapes. Central to the KAUST startup’s innovations is CarboSoil — an advanced form of the durable soil-amendment biochar, whose origins date back thousands of years. 

“Through CarboSoil, we’re not just giving soil a nutrient boost, we’re building soils that will last for centuries,” said Adair Gallo Jr., co-founder and chief executive officer. He added that biochar research started around 20 years ago as scientists began probing “terra preta” (black earth) in the Amazon Rainforest.

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