Stabilising the soil ecosystem

Focus

Adding biochar, trialling magnetised water, planting papaya, red-flesh jackfruit and vegetables. The crops came on well and papaya was near harvest when, in October 2025, a flood larger than the 2024 one overtopped the dyke.

Outcome

Almost a total loss, with only the first batch of green papaya sold in time. But earthworms and beneficial insects had increased markedly, and the infrastructure held where it mattered: no bank collapse, no bed erosion. Once the water drained, planting could start again without rebuilding anything.