AGRICULTURAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE

NGO «CSIA AGRICULTURAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE»

 AGRICULTURAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE

NGO «CSIA AGRICULTURAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE»

Global food security is one of the key areas of the statutory activities of the Center for Strategic Initiatives and Analysis (CSIA).

Currently, NGO “CSIA” is implementing a number of programs focused on introducing innovative solutions in agriculture to enhance food security, improve the adaptation of agricultural production to climate change, and reduce soil degradation.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Agriculture in the United States and around the world is facing increasing pressure due to climate change, with yield instability becoming one of the main economic risks for farmers.

Among the key challenges are:

  • Significant annual crop losses due to increasingly frequent and severe droughts

  • Decline in soil organic carbon content

  • Rising costs of irrigation

  • Degradation of soil structure and reduced water-holding capacity

Today, water is increasingly becoming the primary limiting factor for agricultural productivity.

 

AGRICULTURAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE

 

THE SOLUTION

We are pleased to present a unique soil restoration and water efficiency technology — BIOGEL Soil Infrastructure Technology (SIT), which enables:

  • More efficient use of water

  • Reduced dependence on irrigation

  • Decreased chemical load on the soil

  • Restoration of biological soil fertility

  • Increased yield stability under drought conditions

BIOGEL (SIT) is a systemic solution for adapting agriculture to water scarcity and climate risks.

 

WHAT IS  BIOGEL (SIT)

  • BIOGEL is not a conventional fertilizer or a standard agricultural input - It is a technology designed to transform the soil into a biological infrastructure for water retention.

  • The logic of the technology is not short-term plant nutrition, but rather a change in the functional state of the soil:

Application of BIOGEL → increase in active carbon (POXC) → activation of the soil microbiome → improvement of soil structure → enhanced water retention → higher Water Use Efficiency (WUE) → more stable yields.

  • Thus, BIOGEL functions as a soil system modifier — a technology that enhances the natural functions of the soil.

  • Increased water use efficiency (WUE)

 

WHAT RESULTS DOES THE TECHNOLOGY DELIVER?

Based on field observations and practical application, the technology demonstrates the following effects:

  • Higher and more stable crop yields

  • Improved plant drought tolerance

  • More active root system development

  • Increased levels of active carbon (POXC) in the soil

  • BIOGEL helps create conditions in which the soil retains water better and the plant uses available resources more efficiently.

 

SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

The technology is based on the concept of **soil-mediated physiological regulation** — that is, physiological support of the plant through improvement of the soil environment.

This includes:

  • Reduced transpiration stress

  • Potential influence on stomatal regulation

  • Higher resource use efficiency by the plant

The technology is viewed as part of a new approach to agricultural production, where the soil is not merely a growing medium, but an active infrastructure of productivity.

 

PRACTICAL  EXPERIENCE

  • BIOGEL has over 12 years of practical application in Ukraine. The technology has been used on more than 600,000 hectares, particularly in regions with high drought risk.

  • Soil, microbiome, and active carbon (POXC) research

This allows us to consider BIOGEL not as an early-stage laboratory development, but as a mature technology ready for scaling and international validation.

 

WHAT WE PLAN

Within the framework of NGO “CSIA”’s international program, further scientific and field validation of the technology is planned in the United States, including:

  • Greenhouse and microcosm trials

  • Field trials under different water regimes

  • Assessment of the economic impact for farmers

  • Preparation for scaling and local production

 

The goal is to confirm the technology as an effective tool for:

  • Increasing water use efficiency

  • Reducing dependence on irrigation

  • Stabilizing crop yields

  • Adapting agribusiness to climate change

 

WHAT MAKES IT INNOVATIVE?

BIOGEL creates a new category in agricultural technologies: Soil Infrastructure Technology (SIT).

This solution stands apart from traditional products on the market. BIOGEL is:

  • Not just a fertilizer

  • Not a classic biostimulant

  • Not a microbial inoculant

It is an infrastructural layer of the soil that enhances its biological and water-retention functions.

 

EXPECTED IMPACT

Environmental:

  • More rational use of water resources

  • Reduced soil degradation

  • Decreased chemical load

  • Transformation of soil into a water-retention system

  • Improved plant water use efficiency

  • Effective implementation of greening programs in arid regions

Economic:

  • Higher yield stability

  • Reduced risk of losses during drought periods

  • Lower dependence of agricultural production on irrigation

  • Improved farm economics

Systemic:

  • Strengthening global food security

  • Adaptation of the agricultural sector to climate change

  • Formation of a new model of sustainable farming

  • Establishment of a new ecological standard for seed and seedling treatment

Who we are:

A non-profit organization Center of Strategic Initiatives and Assistance (CSIA) – a platform uniting the volunteers, analytics, professional experts, specialists and politicians for gaining the goals, where the human life, prosperity and public safety are the highest value and part of the worldview.