Rehabilitation of Distressed Land

GBE Group rehabilitees distressed land in various areas on the African Continent in general and Mozambique in particular. Through collaboration with both public and private sectors in Africa, G-Bio Energy group is converting the largest distressed land including but not limited to abandoned land but also desertified land. G-bio Energy group aims to revitalize the following types of distressed land using state of the art farming technologies and create advanced Biofuels that meet our global society’s sustainable energy needs.

1 | Abandoned Coconut Farms

Coconut trees in Mozambique were infected with the yellow disease causing the trees to gradually die. Eventually, the coconut farms were abandoned and wastes slowly built up, spreading diseases. GBE Group will grow our P. Tree crop and provide alternate solutions to rehabilitate these lands.

2 | Abandoned cotton fields

Cotton growing was once a profitable business with cotton fields dotting the land in Mozambique. However, farmers suffered huge losses due to pest problems. The most destructive pest is the African bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) which in severe cases can cause 100% loss, bringing untold misery and poverty to cotton farmers. In addition to the pest problems facing the cotton industry in Mozambique, the failure of the market mechanism and replacement of cotton with chemical fibers such as polyester have exacerbated the problem. Therefore, many farmers found themselves compelled to forgo farming cotton resulting in large areas of cotton fields being abandoned.

To revitalize these lands, G-Bio Energy is collaborating with the landowners, clearing out the remaining cotton plants and planting P. Tree in the fields making efficient use of the land to generate new income for the local communities. This will create a positive impact on the livelihood of locals and improve their economic situations.

2 | Abandoned cotton fields

Cotton growing was once a profitable business with cotton fields dotting the land in Mozambique. However, farmers suffered huge losses due to pest problems. The most destructive pest is the African bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) which in severe cases can cause 100% loss, bringing untold misery and poverty to cotton farmers. In addition to the pest problems facing the cotton industry in Mozambique, the failure of the market mechanism and replacement of cotton with chemical fibers such as polyester have exacerbated the problem. Therefore, many farmers found themselves compelled to forgo farming cotton resulting in large areas of cotton fields being abandoned.

To revitalize these lands, G-Bio Energy is collaborating with the landowners, clearing out the remaining cotton plants and planting P. Tree in the fields making efficient use of the land to generate new income for the local communities. This will create a positive impact on the livelihood of locals and improve their economic situations.