Dendron; bioenergy and animal nutrition project focused on carbon-neutral, circular economy and revert desertification

It is possible do business stopping desertification and creating circular economy?

A sustainable project that will generate economic impulse in cooperatives and agribusinesses in the Coquimbo Region, Chile, will stop desertification and generate clean energy within the circular economy concept. Consider developments and innovations to achieve its objective.

Desertification data

Dendron offers to Saltbush (Atriplex) and Goat Cooperatives to reverse this situation by:

Stopping desertification (pruning of the Saltbush (Atriplex) and generate green renewals) for bioenergy and nutrition

Generating circular economy by purchasing Saltbush (Atriplex) biomass, cooperatives owns 75% of planted lands and are more than 6,000 families

According to UNDP, desertification is the leading cause of poverty in agricultural communities in the world

In Chile, the greatest desertification is in Agricultural Cooperatives III to IV Region, (Universidad de Chile, 2013).

CONAMA in 1997 Atacama desert limit was Limarí province; IV Region (ONEMI).

October 2019 precipitation measured in Tangue Cooperative (Tongoy), 19 mm (drier of the century), used to be 175mm.

Northern Zone of Chile considered the world’s most fragile ecosystem, (Conaf 2007)