Our solution

Ecological charcoal from agricultural waste.

A cleaner, cheaper, renewable alternative to wood charcoal — engineered to fit how Haitians already cook, while protecting the forests and creating local jobs.

Close-up of an eco-charcoal briquettePhoto — close-up of eco-charcoal briquette
What it is

The same cooking ritual — without the smoke or the felled trees.

EkoAyiti eco-charcoal is made by carbonizing and compressing agricultural waste into clean-burning briquettes. It's designed to be a drop-in replacement for wood charcoal at a competitive price.

Wood charcoal

  • Drives deforestation
  • Produces smoke & pollution
  • Burns out quickly
  • Toxic & blackens pots

EkoAyiti eco-charcoal

  • Made from renewable waste
  • Smokeless & non-toxic
  • Burns longer · doesn't blacken pots
  • More economical & affordable
How it's made

From farm waste to clean fuel.

1

Collect agricultural waste

Crop residues — an abundant, renewable byproduct — are sourced from local farms, turning waste into value.

2

Carbonize

The biomass is carbonized in a controlled process to create a clean carbon material with no felled trees.

3

Press into briquettes

Carbon is compressed into uniform briquettes — consistent, smokeless, and built to burn longer than wood charcoal.

4

Distribute locally

Through local vendors and community partners, briquettes reach households and small businesses affordably.

96,000

briquettes/day projected in year one.

$0.03125

average selling price per briquette.

10 months

of production in the first operating year.

Our advantage

Why EkoAyiti wins the market.

Locally sourced

Feedstock is abundant and renewable, keeping costs low and the supply chain close to home.

Higher quality

Smokeless, non-toxic, longer-burning — a measurably better product than wood charcoal.

Community-rooted

Partnerships with local vendors and farmers build trust, adoption, and shared prosperity.