Six things we accomplished in 2020
It is hard to believe this was only 12 months! As the year ends we would like to share with you our main accomplishments and discoveries of this 2020.
Category: Landscape Design 2.0
What we learned in 2020 on nutrition, inequality, ownership, health, agroforestry, profitability, soil
As the year ends we share what we have learned in 2020 thanks to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food from over 40 long interviews, many webinars and a complete series on Transition Finance for Farmers.
Frank Wooten on how virtual fencing unlocks the potential of carbon positive grazing at scale
An episode with Frank Wooten, CEO and founder of Vence, a reinvented livestock production that centers in virtual fencing and autonomous animal control. Vence’s mission is to lower the price and to increase the availability of sustainable animal protein around the world.
Chris Newman on busting the single family farm myth and why indigenous collectives are the way to go
Why does regenerative agriculture not scale beyond the often single family farm? What if we unleash the power of economies of scale specialization and actually build wealth within regenerative agriculture? What does inclusion mean within farming? Why does seed keepers and livestock breeders act as the key to our survival?
Paula Costa and Valter Ziantoni, scaling agroforestry by complexifying growing systems using software
With Paula Costa and Valter Ziantoni of Pretaterra, an innovative way of thinking complex and regenerative ancestral production systems for a changing planet, we unpack the wonders of agroforestry, the opportunities, the challenges and why it is having its breakthrough now.
Bastien Sachet, how Nestlè and Ferrero are decommodifying their supply chains
An interview with Bastien Sachet, CEO of The Earthworm Foundation. A dive deep into the importance of managing forests and soils. The key is a humble approach for large brands and commodity buyers as they need a more holistic view to shift from extractive to regenerative.
Is Transition Finance key for every farmer?
Does a farmer need transition finance to start or speed up his regenerative transition? Benedikt Bösel and Koen van Seijen dug deeper into the connection between farm profitability and regenerative agriculture practices, with the co-founder and COO of Soil Capital, Nicolas Verschuere.
Paul Gambill on paying farmers for storing carbon in their soils at Nori
Paul Gambill is the CEO of Nori, a company building a marketplace to pay farmers for the carbon they stored by switching to regenerative agriculture. This could incentivise thousands of farmers to change practises!
Oliver Hanke invested over 150M in sustainable agroforestry
A deep dive with Oliver Hanke of 12Tree into how they are making agroforestry investable for institutional investors.
Felipe Villela on regenerating 1M ha of land worldwide by 2030 through agroforestry
Felipe Villela is the co-founder of reNature, company working to regenerate nature through agroforestry together with corporates.