THE FIELD JOURNAL
Useful knowledge.
Earned in the work.
Original guides, field notes and policy ideas from farming, pellet production, industrial conversations and international learning. Written for buyers, farmers, policymakers and people building Pakistan’s circular bioeconomy.
01FAMILY HERITAGE · FUTURE IMPACT
Eleven Generations of Enterprise: The Allahwala Family Story and Fazal’s Next Chapter
Fazal Allahwala’s account of an entrepreneurial family tradition, his father Irfan Allahwala, his uncle Rehan Allahwala, and the responsibility he attaches to carrying enterprise into a new generation.7 min read · READ →
02PILLAR GUIDE · PAKISTAN BIOMASS
Wood Pellets in Pakistan: A Practical Guide for Industrial Buyers
A field-led guide to wood and biomass pellets in Pakistan: feedstock, quality, industrial use, procurement questions and responsible sourcing.9 min read · READ →
03FARM → FUEL → RURAL VALUE
From Crop Residue to Fuel: Building Pakistan’s Circular Biomass Chain
How farms, residue recovery, pellet production and industrial demand can form a circular rural economy in Pakistan.7 min read · READ →
04INDUSTRIAL HEAT · TEXTILES
How Biomass Pellets Can Support Pakistan’s Textile Industry
A practical view of biomass pellets for Pakistan’s textile process heat, including fuel trials, boiler compatibility, quality and supply risk.7 min read · READ →
05POLICY BRIEF · IMPLEMENTATION
A Policy Roadmap for Pakistan’s Agricultural-Residue Pellet Industry
Fazal Allahwala’s proposed roadmap for demand, standards, finance, farmer value and forest safeguards in Pakistan’s pellet industry.8 min read · READ →
06FIELD NOTE · ATLANTA, USA
Representing Pakistan at the International Biomass Conference 2025
What Fazal Allahwala took from the 2025 International Biomass Conference: technology, partnerships and lessons for Pakistan’s emerging sector.5 min read · READ →
07ECO HARVEST · CHOLISTAN
Growing Quinoa in Cholistan: Field Lessons from High-TDS Water
A field note on Eco Harvest’s first quinoa crop in Cholistan and the questions that matter when farming arid land with saline water.6 min read · READ →EDITORIAL ROADMAP
What the field journal is investigating next.
These are active research and writing themes—not empty article pages. New pieces will be published only when they contain useful evidence, practical examples and a defensible point of view.
01Scope 3 for smallholder and commercial farmers02Grower enrollment that survives beyond the pilot03Farmer incentives: what earns participation and retention04Agricultural MRV under emerging-market constraints05Responsible crop-residue removal and soil safeguards06Boiler transition: from fuel sample to controlled trial07Renewable industrial heat in Pakistan08Corporate supplier engagement beyond questionnaires
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