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1 # 101 Don’t Quit, Manage Risks 45:47
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AiméWhat is the problem ? The El Nino has affected pineapple production in Thailand. What is the solution ? Some companies are quitting the industry altogether. Our guest – who has literally grown up in the pineapple industry- is “doubling down”but diversifying What is the evidence? Pineapple leaves which would have wasted can be used to make sustainable textiles. What is the caveat? Demand for these textiles is lower than expected. What should organisations do ? They should diversify to manage risks, not give in. Easier said that done, of course. Sections Section 1: First 8 minutes : Introduction to Jinny (Ghanyapad) Tantipipatpong and her family business Section 2: Next 22 minutes: The impact of the El Nino on the pineapple industry in Thailand Section 3: Next 23 minutes: The plans of converting pineapple waste leaves to sustainable textile fibres Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest: Jinny (Ghanyapad) Tantipipatpong Executive Director of the Siam Agro-Food Industry and the Director of the Thai Designation Pineapple Canning Industry Corporation https://www.saico.co.th/home/ jinny@tpc-canning.com WA: +66(0)81 813 6288…
1 # 100 AI in agriculture depends on partnerships 50:23
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? Business models to deploy AI solutions for small holder farmers do not exist. What is the solution ? Bring down costs and develop use cases in partnership. What is the evidence? Several cost reduction technologies and several real life applications are being developed. What is the caveat? We are just scratching the surface. What should organisations do? Companies should partner to test and deploy solutions. Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know Ranveer Chandra. Section 2: Next 40 minutes: Microsoft’s strategy in AI for agriculture. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Ranveer Chandra Vice President and CTO Agri-food, Microsoft https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranveer-chandra-79bb9b/ Date : 31st July 2025…
1 # 99 Keeping the Coffee boom going. 44:01
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? Coffee production and exports have boomed in Vietnam . The issue is to keep the boom going. What is the solution ? Doing much the same things that contributed to the boom in the first place. Organising farmers, supporting them with information and working with buyers What is the evidence? In Vietnam farmers have options to hold on to their crops What is the caveat? The futures market could increase price volatility What should organisations do ? Companies should secure supplies from farmers Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know Apurva. Section 2: Next 35 minutes: about coffee industry in Vietnam, how it has grown and how it is managing. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise, New Ventures www.regainparadise.org www.regainparadise.org Guest: Apurva Manek Veteran coffee trader from Southeast Asia https://www.linkedin.com/in/apurva-manek-44774b52/ apurvamanek1407@gmail.com 21st July, 2025…
1 # 98 Cooperatives help farmers grow better coffee. 51:41
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? Coffee production in Peru has improved significantly. It is now being affected by climate change. What is the solution ? A cooperative with research and training focus to help farmers improve quality and adopt appropriate seeds. What is the evidence? Peru coffee which used to sell at a discount is now sold as a premium What is the caveat? Would cooperatives have the ability to invest and hire in an era of climate change? What should organisations do ? Cooperatives can help small holder farmers. Sections Section 1: First 15 minutes : Getting to know our guests. Section 2: Next 45 minutes: How Centrocafe works with farmers in Peru and plans to address climate change Host: Sanjoy Sanyal Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guests: Jaime Cueva Ramos Head of Productive and Associative Sustainability Management https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-cueva-ramos-23340b129/ https://cenfrocafe.com.pe/ Juan Pablo Torres Supply Chain Expert https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-pablo-170785/ Date : 17th July 2025…
1 # 97 Africa can boost chicken production. 54:25
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem? Nigeria is importing meat even as its potential to produce domestically is untapped. What is the solution ? Create linkages between small holder farmers and meat companies. What is the evidence? Farmers in Nigeria are already benefiting.. What is the caveat? Farmers need training and services (inputs, purchase agreements, insurance) What should organisations do? Non-profits and companies should work together to create these markets Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know Kachi and Heifer’s work in Nigeria. Section 2: Next 45 minutes: about the Sustainable Market Access for smallholder Poultry Farmers. Section 3: Last 10 minutes about broader lessons. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Onyekachi Ayevbuomwan Program Lead for the Livestock sector for Heifer International Nigeria https://www.linkedin.com/in/onyekachi-ayevbuomwan- 5666a66b/?originalSubdomain=ng Date 30th June 2025…
1 # 96 Markets exist even if niche. 45:44
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? Markets need to be found: for imperfect and traditional vegetables, for cellular agriculture outputs. What is the solution ? Products that meet needs: nutritious and tasty snacks, substitutes for in-demand products. What is the evidence? Customers are accepting new products. What is the caveat? It takes time to build products and markets. What should organisations do ? Scale through niche markets and conserve capital. Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know how Andre’s life has changed in the last three years Section 2: Next 25 minutes: about the three companies Andre is working with now. Section 3: Last 10 minutes about plant based industry and capital conservancy. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guest : Andre Menezes Founder . Investor https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-menezes/ Date : June 5th, 2025…
1 # 95 Bringing Market Actors Together for Sustainable Growth. 1:00:02
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? In poor counties farmers are producing too little food. Productivity levels are very low. What is the solution ? Help companies sell inputs to farmers, help farmers sell and save money What is the evidence? In Mozambique the seed market has expanded by 6 times and now there are local entrepreneurs working with small holder farmers. What is the caveat? It takes time. Public sector, NGOs and donors may disrupt the market. What should organisations do ? Provide information bring buyers and sellers together. Sections Section 1: First 15 minutes : Getting to know William and the concept of market systems development. Section 2: Next 25 minutes: about the experience in Mozambique. Section 3: Last 20 minutes about how the approach can be replicated in an age of funding reduction. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : William Grant Market Systems Development https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-grant-9879723/…
1 # 94 Insects have potential 1:00:58
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem? Animal protein contributes to disproportionately large amount of emissions. What is the solution? Insect feed can be solution. They can be a nutritional additive for the food we eat. They can also be a substitute for animal feed. What is the evidence? Insect feed has got to the point where it has moved to commercial production. Insect feed can be produced using waste from breweries and markets which is an added advantage. Yet another advantage is that the byproduct is organic fertilisers. What is the caveat? However costs are still high. What should organisations do? Animal feed and food supplement companies should partner with start ups to be able to generate economies of scale. Organisations producing waste should consider using the waste as feed to this innovative industry. Sections Section 1: First 15 minutes : Getting to know Vasco. Section 2: Next 20 minutes: about the applications of insect food. Section 3: Last 15 minutes about Tecmafood’s business model. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Vasco Teixeira Esteves CEO Tecmafoods President, Portugal Insect https://pt.linkedin.com/in/vascosteixeiraesteves geral@tecmafoods.com 22nd April 2025…
1 # 93 More food even with climate change. 1:00:44
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? We have to increase food production in the face of climate change , we have to make vulnerable communities resilient and we have to do all this without increasing emissions. What is the solution ? There are numerous climate smart technologies and practices. What is the evidence? There are several examples in the ASEAN region where food production is increasing in the face of climate change even as producers adopt sustainable practices. What is the caveat? People need to be convinced about the economic benefits of sustainable solutions What should organisations do ? Banks should discuss sustainability with their clients, Companies need to work on sustainable supply chains and NGOs need to support small producers to make more money through sustainable practices. Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know Srinivasan. Section 2: Next 20 minutes: about the impacts of ADB’s projects. Section 3: Last 30 minutes about the lessons from ADB’s projects. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Co-Host : Jaideep Prabhu Professor of Business, University of Cambridge Guest : Srinivasan Ancha Principal Climate Change Specialist of the Asian Development Bank. https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivasan-ancha-44941211/ asrinivasan2009@gmail.com Date : 13/03/2025…
1 # 92 From Projects To Processes 54:02
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? The amount of water available for irrigation and livestock is reducing. Safe drinking water is also not available in many parts of the world. What is the solution ? Getting to the root of the problem, identifying the causes, adopting locally specific interventions and involving the community. What is the evidence ? Even in the areas of Bangladesh where saline water from the sea is creeping in it is possible to have enough fresh water and grow more food. What is the caveat ? There is a propensity on the part of governments to deploy large infrastructural projects which add to the problem. What should organisations do ? Deploy appropriate solutions and keep vigil. Its easy to slip back. Think processes not projects. Sections Section 1: First 9 minutes : Getting to know Andrew and learning about his work. Section 2: Next 9 minutes: About the problem Section 3: Last 35minutes : About the lessons from Andrew’s projects. Host: Sanjoy Sanya l, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guest : Andrew Jenkins International Water Expert https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-jenkins-16553814/ andrew@jenkins.associates Date: February 14, 2025.…
1 # 91 Demystifying agroforestry 1:00:09
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is the problem ? Agricultural practices is depleting the soil fertility and making farming unproductive. What is the solution ? Regenerative farming , integrating trees and livestock in farming operations. Integrating trees is called agro forestry. What is the evidence? Agroforestry has worked in Africa (Niger, Zambia), Asia (China and India), South America (Argentina) and Western nations as well. What is the caveat? There is no one “miracle tree” and “no one miracle practice”. It all depends on the context. Top down approaches don’t help. What should organisations do ? NGOs and agricultural support organisations should help farmers adopt these practices. Sections Section 1: First 14 minutes : Getting to know Patrick and understanding all the terms. Section 2: Next 35 minutes: about the why and the how of agro forestry. Section 3: Last five minutes about what is not broken about the world food system Host: S anjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest: Patrick Worms, Senior Science Policy Adviser for the World Agroforestry Centre https://www.linkedin.com/in/pworms/ https://www.cifor-icraf.org/…
1 # 90 Reducing the carbon in your tipple. 55:42
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméDiageo is reducing its emissions by innovating in its packaging. It is trying to introduce circular economy in the traditional glass bottles. The company is also trying to use new types of material: aluminum and paper. At the same time, Diageo faces climate risks. Agricultural commodities and water are the inputs to manufacturing your favour beverages. In response, Diageo is supporting regenerative agriculture and water conservation projects. Innovation involves working thoughtfully with partners (start-ups and non-profits). It also involves crucially a high tolerance of failure. Mark Sandys is the Chief Innovation Officer at Diageo, the British multinational alcohol beverage company. Sections Section 1: First 18 minutes : Getting to know Mark and understand Diageo’s approach to innovation. Section 2: Next 31 minutes about Diageo’s innovations in packaging. Section 3: Last six minutes about climate risks and Diageo’s response. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Mark Sandys Chief Innovation Officer, Diageo https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-sandys-b629b6b8/ https://www.diageo.com/en…
1 # 89 AI is riding on digital innovations 58:52
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméDigital innovation in agriculture is already bringing solutions to farmers that helps them use their mobile phones to obtain a range of useful services. They can get information about product prices and advice on pest control. They can also buy farm inputs as well sell their products. Almost always underbanked, they can also get credit. Is AI adding an extra fizz to these solutions? We discussed with Daniele Tricarico about the GSMA report AI for Africa: Use cases delivering impact. We learnt that AI is adding an extra layer of additional benefits to these existing solutions and also helping develop some new solutions (such as better weather predictions and tracking food security). Both machine learning and generative AI are being used in these applications. Grant capital is available to develop initial pilots. Local talent who knows the agricultural landscape and brainy young people who work on the data and the programming are there as well. Companies are working around the problem of lack of data. Partnerships of start-ups with large IT companies and with mobile networks is critical to deployment of solutions. Sections Section 1: First 5 minutes : introduction Section 2: Next 54 minutes the AI use cases in food and agriculture Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guest : Daniele Tricarico Senior Director, Central Insights & Monitoring & Evaluation, Mobile for Development https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieletricarico/ https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/connectivity-for-good/mobile-for-development/gsma_people/daniele-tricarico/…
1 # 88 How to reduce food waste? 56:30
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméToo much food is wasted by consumers. Reducing this wastage is important. It is good for the climate and for one’s own wallet, not to mention the conscience. Everybody agrees that it is important and yet reducing food waste is hard. People waste food not because they don’t care but often they do not know better ways to buy, store, cook and eat. Luckily, there are a whole set of tools from the discipline of psychology to help people become aware and have the right skills and behaviour. Dr. Sophie Attwood behavioural scientist and a thought leader on sustainable food and heath choices. She holds a doctorate degree from the University of Cambridge and has worked with the global think tank WRI. In the podcast she also touches upon how companies who are developing solutions for the problem of food waste and selling plant based meats could market their products. Sections Section 1: First 8 minutes : introduction Section 2: Next 34 minutes about food waste: how much, why and how to solve the problem? Section 3 : Last 6 minutes about plant based meats. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Dr. Sophie Attwood Behavioural Science Consultant https://www.behaviorglobal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sophie-attwood/…
The World Fair Trade Organisation certifies small and medium enterprises which practice fair trade principles. Chief among them is that 50% of their profits are contributed towards a cause. The objective of WFTO is to prove that innovation and entrepreneurship is consistent with stakeholder capitalism. Innovation – the process of increasing productivity – is not just restricted to a shareholder capitalist system. WFTO members include food processing enterprises both in the Global North and Global South. Leida Rijnhout, based in the Netherlands, is the Chief Executive of the World Fair Trade Organisation. She has extensive experience in Netherlands and in the world of non-profits before finding her entrepreneurial calling at WFTO. Sections Section 1: First 25 minutes about WFTO certification Section 2: Next 25 minutes about WFTO enterprises in practice Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Leida Rijnhout Chief Executive World Fair Trade Organisation https://wfto.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leida-rijnhout-b5258a5/ info@wfto.com…
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1 # 86 What is climate consciousness? 41:50
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméRabindranath Tagore, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 was also a leading thinker on education. The central tenets of his thoughts on education were learning among nature, striking a balance of the arts and science in the curriculum and internalising a spirit of internationalism. Tagore was also a practical man and he put his ideas in action by setting up a school for children and an University. His ideas on education are key to creating the consciousness that is needed for to solve the climate crisis and (if we ever get out of this mess) avoid creating a similar crisis again. AI may help in reviving Tagore’s thoughts in the 21st century. Section Section 1: First 20 minutes about Tagore’s thoughts on education. Section 2: Next 20 minutes about how Tagore implemented his ideas on education. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Dr. Tom Kane Programme Director MSc: Business Analytics https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1376839 https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-kane-4010066/ t.b.kane@stir.ac.uk…
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1 # 85 PAYG is vital for Kenyan farmers 47:01
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn Kenya there has been droughts for the last four out of 5 seasons. Most farmers depend only rains and are very vulnerable to changing weather. SunCulture provides irrigation solution to small holder farmers. The challenge is to make the product affordable to farmers. This means right sizing the pumps, working with suppliers to reduce costs and providing financing solutions. It also means using subsidies such as results based financing and carbon credits efficiently. Hack Stiernblad is the Chief Growth Officer of SunCulture responsible for market expansion and raising donor funds. SunCulture provides solar irrigation solutions to farmers in Kenya and is now expanding to Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire. Sections Section 1: First 7 minutes about Hack and SunCulture. Section 2: Next 40 minutes about SunCulture’s product and business. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guest : Hack Stiernblad Chief Growth Officer hack.stiernblad@sunculture.com https://sunculture.io/https://www.linkedin.com/in/hack-stiernblad-8276819a/?originalSubdomain=se…
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1 # 84 How banks assess climate risks? 45:13
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFinancial institutions have to take into both short term and long term horizons in assessing climate risks. This is not easy for banks in the emerging world. It requires expertise, access to data and new management processes. In this podcast, Rutang and myself explain the types of climate risks and we demystify climate risk scenarios which help financial institutions straddle these time horizons. Then we apply the concepts to banks in four emerging countries. Dr. Rutang Thanawalla is a risk assessment expert for financial institutions with experience across global commercial banks, credit rating agencies and consultancies. He now focuses on climate risks and sustainability finance. Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes introductions and climate risks. Section 2: Next 13 minutes about climate risk scenarios. Section 3: Next 22 minutes about applying the concepts. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Rutang Thanawalla Risk Management: Strategy Adviser on Climate Risk Assessment https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutang/…
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1 # 83 Preparing for the next drought 50:32
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWith climate change El Nino droughts will become more frequent and more intense. To be fore warned is to be fore armed. Warnings will have to be taken seriously and farmers should not plant their seeds hoping that rains will come only to face a total crop failure. Kvuno, a social enterprise spun out of Solidaridad, the international NGO, is developing a digital database of farmers in Southern Africa. This digital platform can be used to provide inform and help farmers learn how to adapt to the changing weather patterns. It can also be used to provide farm inputs and finance products such as loans and insurance. Both non-profits and commercial organisations can reach small holder farmers using the digital platform. Sections Section 1: First 20 minutes introductions and the drought in Southern Africa. Section 2: Next 20 minutes about what Kvuno does and how it will help. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Joshua Chela Business Development Lead Kvuno https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-chileshe-chela-00623369/ https://kvuno.io/…
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1 # 82 Food Security or Nutritional Sufficiency? 1:04:25
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméA child substantially shorter than their age in the first three years often fails to reach their full potential. It is often caused by poor nutrition. Save the Children, an international NGO with roots in the UK, has been implementing a three year project in Bangladesh with support from the European Union and UK AID to reduce stunting. Reducing stunting involves household members changing their behaviour. Unfortunately, climate change is making it harder. Sections Section 1: First 20 minutes about the context and how the project was structured Section 2: Next 40 minutes about the project lessons and results Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest: Sheikh Shahed Rahman Ex Chief of Party, Suchana pogram, Save the Children in Bangladesh https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheikh-shahed-rahman-4a036635/?originalSubdomain=bd Rubaiyath Sarwar Managing Director, Innovision Consulting https://innovision-bd.com/team/md-rubaiyath-sarwar/…
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1 # 81 Rude awakening in Seychelles 47:22
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméSeychelles is the richest country in Africa but as a small island country it is also being impacted severely by climate change. Sadly it is not just climate changed caused by humanity as a whole, it is the damage to the environment that is caused by the individuals living in and visiting the islands. The environment damage is making it hard to grow food and the island is becoming more dependent on imported food. A GEF funded project is trying to reverse this using an integrated approach called Ridge to Reef. Listen to Johan Mendez, an international water expert who has made Seychelles his home explain the project. Sections Section 1 : First 16 minutes about Johan and the issues in Seychelles. Section 2 : Next 31 minutes about the Ridge to Reef project. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest: Johan Mendez, Seychelles based hydrogeologist https://www.facebook.com/BaieLazareWS/oyunchimeg.amartuvshin@gggi.org jmendez@live.fr…
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A top down infrastructural project, in the Aral Sea area, goes terribly wrong. Instead of increasing cotton production and prosperity, the project leads to unprecedented droughts and poverty. The Global Green Growth Institute is implementing a project funded by the South Korean government to rehabilitate the region. Oyunchimeg Amartuvshin, Senior Program Development Officer, Central Asia of the Global Green Growth Institute takes us into the details of the project. Sections Section 1 : First 15 minutes about Oyuna, GGGI and the Aral Sea problem. Section 2 : Next 35 minutes about GGGI’s project Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise. www.regainparadise.org Guest : Oyunchimeg Amartuvshin, Senior Program Development Officer, Central Asia of the Global Green Growth Institute https://gggi.org/oyunchimeg.amartuvshin@gggi.org…
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1 # 79 Franchisee models for agriculture? 49:29
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture helps small holder farmers access quality inputs and sell products at fair prices. To do that the foundation has developed the Farmers Hub, a franchisee based business model which helps both agri-entrepreneurs and businesses to invest in products that serve small holder farmers. This approach has helped farmers adopt new technologies for paddy, mangoes and vegetables. The access to better markets and improved technologies is helping improve income. Sections Section 1 : First 34 minutes about the approach of the Syngenta Foundation’s Farmers Hub approach. Section 2 : Next 15 minutes about how the approach works in various parts in Bangladesh. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Abdur Rouf Program Development Lead at Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Guests : https://www.syngentafoundation.org/ abdur.rouf@syngenta.com WA: +880 17 4890 4373…
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1 #78 The future of rice : low carbon? 41:37
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméSaran Song is the CEO of Amru Rice, Camobodia’s largest producer and exporter of organic rice from Cambodia. In this podcast he talks about the contract farming business model, the advantages that farmers can derive from growing organic and sustainable rice and peers into the future of rice. Sections Section 1 : First 10 minutes introducing Saran and his company Amru Rice Section 2 : Next 31 minutes about the how and the whys of organic and sustainable rice Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Saran Song CEO – Amru Rice https://amrurice.com.kh/ ceo@amrurice.com.kh WA: +855 12303 016…
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1 # 77 Demystifying AI solutions for food 43:49
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméHeather Couture is an international consultant in computer vision (applying artificial intelligence to images). In this episode, she explains the different types of modern artificial intelligence and its use in a variety of food-related applications. It is used for monitoring crops and trees in fields and automating activities such as harvesting and spraying inputs. Artificial intelligence is also applied for monitoring aquaculture, preventing food waste and predicting weather events. Sections Section 1 : First 15 minutes Helen introduces herself and help you understand what AI terms really mean. Section 2 : Up to 32 minutes AI applications in agriculture Section 3 : Up to 38 minutes other food security applications. Section 4 : Broader questions on the use of AI for emerging countries. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Heather Couture Founder & Computer Vision Consultant Pixel Scientia Labs LLC https://pixelscientia.com/newsletter/ https://pixelscientia.com/podcast/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdcouture/…
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1 # 76 Celfre Energy and Futurepump – Solar irrigation 43:25
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFuturepump is a small company from the UK with a factory in India manufacturing solar pumps. One of its partners in Africa is Celfre Energy, an even smaller company, which operates in Zimbabwe. Celfre Energy started by importing one Futurepump and creating awareness among farmers. It raised grants and then used the money to import a container load of pumps. This was the first time that farmers were being introduced to a solar pump product in the company. The fact that Futurepump’s product comes with a warranty of ten years and is simple to use has helped farmers to use them. Even in the middle of the terrible drought in Zimbabwe, this product can create real impact. Sections Section 1: First 18 minutes about Celfre Energy and its partnership with Futurepump. Section 2: Last 15 minutes about the impact of the partnership. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal , Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest: Isaiah Nyakusendwa Founder & CEO, Celfre Energy Helen Yapp , Operations Director, Futurepump Guests Website and contact details. nyakusendwai@regatta.co.zw https://www.facebook.com/celfreenergy https://celfreenergy.co.zw/ helen.yapp@futurepump.com https://futurepump.com/…
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1 # 75 Davis & Shirtliff and Futurepump – Solar irrigation 39:41
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFuturepump is a small company from the UK with a factory in the UK manufacturing solar pumps. It is distributing its product in Africa through Davis & Shirtliff, a large company with a 78 year old history. The partnership is bringing the pumps to small holder farmers across 11 countries in Africa. As climate change is having a “real negative impact” on farmers, solar irrigation pumps help farmers “take backs some control.” Partnerships between start-ups developing innovative products and large companies are key to bringing climate products to the market. But partnerships are not easy to build. In the case of Davis & Shirtliff, the robustness of the product of Futurepump and its ten year warranty was crucial to build trust between the two companies. Sections Section 1: First 9 minutes about Davis & Shirtliff and Futurepump Section 2: Next 15 minutes about lessons from the partnership Section 3: Last 15 minutes about the impact of the partnership Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures www.regainparadise.org Guest : Stephen Wambua, Group Irrigation Manager, Davis & Shirtliff Helen Yapp, Operations Director, Futurepump Guests details. Stephen.Wambua@dayliff.com https://www.davisandshirtliff.com/ helen.yapp@futurepump.com https://futurepump.com/…
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1 # 74 Preferred by Nature – Rice 46:56
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméRice millers in the Central and East Java provinces in Indonesia are facing a shortage of paddy from farmers. Production has been impacted by changing rainfall patterns, pest attacks and the occasional non-availability of pesticides and fertilisers. The industry association Indonesia Rice Millers and Traders Association -PERPADI has partnered with Preferred by Nature, an international NGO to implement sustainable rice practices for both farmers and millers. For farmers this means practices that optimise the use of chemical inputs (even if they do not go fully organic) and water. For millers this means shifting to electricity instead of using diesel. By making these changes, both farmers and millers can decrease costs. The side benefit is carbon and methane emissions are reduced. The project is financed by a grant from SWITCH Asia, a programme of the EU to promote sustainable consumption and production. Sections Section 1: First 23 minutes about how the project by Preferred by Nature, its goals and activities Section 2: Next 13 minutes about building partnerships to take it further Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Angga Maulana Yusuf Lead Project Manager in the SWITCH Asia Low Carbon Rice project amaulana@preferredbynature.org https://preferredbynature.org/newsroom/indonesias-low-carbon-rice-project-leads-way-sustainable-rice-production…
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1 # 73 WWF Philippines – Sustainable tuna 45:45
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFishing methods of small-scale fishers are more sustainable because they capture less bycatch (fish that is discarded). Unfortunately, like in many places of the world, the livelihoods of small-scale fishers in the Occidental Mindoro province in Philippines are vulnerable both to climate change and overfishing by large fleets. The fishing community supplies both domestic and export markets. WWF Philippines was able to utilise this linkage with export markets to help implement a project (with EU financing) that help connect the fishing communities with local food processing companies. The fishing association has obtained the Marine Stewardship Certification. WWF Philippines is now working with community members – especially women – to start businesses that help diversify income. Sections Section 1 : First 23 minutes about how WWF Philippines was able to get the MSC certification for the fishers Section 2 : Next 23 minutes about efforts to diversify incomes and create alternative livelihoods Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website : www.regainparadise.org Guest : Melody Melo-Rijk, Project Manager Project Manager, WWF Philippines mmelorijk@wwf.org.ph https://sustainabletuna.wwf.org.ph/…
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1 # 72 Economic resilience or food security? 50:10
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméDescription: Small fishing communities in South Africa (and many other parts of the world) have often been discriminated against. First there is colonisation and (in the case of South Africa) the apartheid regime. Then there is the interest of national governments to create an industrial fishing sector. And yet these communities live on thanks to the strong bonds to the ocean and age-old cultural traditions. A new threat has now emerged: climate change. Climate change is leading to erosion, flooding and hurricanes. Green energy infrastructure projects (needed to reduce global emissions) threaten the fragile ecosystem and livelihoods of these vulnerable people. Would the quest to save the planet sacrifice people? Sections Section 1: First 24 minutes about the threats to the small scale fishing communities in South Africa Section 2: Is there a better future? Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Prof. Merle Sowman, Professor Emerita : Menka Vansant, Doctoral Researcher Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town merle.sowman@uct.ac.za mkvansant@gmail.com https://science.uct.ac.za/department-egs…
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1 # 71 Community engagement key to food security. 47:53
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméBangladesh is acutely vulnerable to the climate crisis. BRAC, the world’s largest NGO is implementing adaptation clinics in very vulnerable areas. The process involves understanding the specific problem the community is facing and then implementing a solution, while taking the community along. The results are extremely encouraging. Sections Section 1: First 25 minutes about BRAC’s approach Section 2: Next 20 minutes about how this approach is applied to the various geographies Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Tausif Ahmed Qurashi Senior Programme Manager, Climate Change Programme https://www.brac.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tausif-ahmed-qurashi-54287b85/…
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1 # 70 Cellular food – Anytime soon? 42:33
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméCellular meat is not going to flood your supermarket shelves anytime soon. Across the world, only four companies have got regulatory approval. They are organising tasting sessions in restaurants and “pop ups” but it will take several years for companies to scale up manufacturing processes to produce sufficient volumes of products at reasonable costs (even assuming that it is only the adventurous, conscious and rich customers who will be the early adopters of cell based meat and dairy products. But cell based meat, milk and seafood can wean customers off the real thing in a way that plant based foods cannot. The plant based foods is a rapidly growing industry and is an 11 billion dollar in the world. Plant based meats have environmental benefits over conventional meat but it is hard for these “fake meats” to cater to the aspirational and cultural aspects of a meat dish. Which is where cell based meat comes in. Some countries are taking proactive steps in developing regulation for this food innovation. Singapore which imports almost its food is doing so because it wants to secure food supplies (grow 30% of its food by 2030). One company has received regulatory approval. Netherlands wants to remain a food exporter even as they hit net zero targets. The US is another front runner and has given regulatory approval to two countries. The encouraging thing is that regulators are innovating around the regulatory process itself. User friendly websites are encouraging companies to get in touch.. Enquiries and responses are promptly answered. Regulators are righty concerned about safety and health of consumers and go through a process that takes a year to two to understand the product and the production process, assess the risks and develop risk mitigation processes. However, the process is collaborative with regulators acknowledging that they are learning along with the companies. Most importantly the regulators appreciate that the companies they are dealing with are start-ups and do not have an army of lawyers. They are going out of their way to make the whole process transparent. Some of them are even making previous application drafts available so that companies can develop better applications. Sections Section 1: First 12 minutes Ambika’s background, why cell-based food and a global overview Section 2: Next 30 minutes regulation and government support. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Ambika Hiranandani Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Senara https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambika-hiranandani-b4815616b/…
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1 # 69 Measuring soil organic carbon. 35:29
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméA rancher in South America is worried about the condition of his land. He knows that improving the soil condition will help in growing more grass which his livestock can feed on. He wants to leave his land in a better state to his children so that they can inherit his profession as well and decides to more regenerative practices. A NGO in East Africa has been already working in improving the agricultural practices of thousands of small holder farmers. This allows them to grow more food and not cut down forest trees in an effort to feed their families. Farmers like these know the true benefit of “soil organic carbon”. It helps increase soil fertility and improve biodiversity in the lands they live in. The voluntary carbon market which provides financial incentives to farmers to sequester carbon provides only additional benefits to these important gains. International organizations implementing large land restoration projects that help generate carbon credits need to remember that for these projects have to generate positive socio-economic benefits to local communities if the benefits of carbon sequestration have to be positive. Soilwatch works with international organisations and carbon project developers to develop carbon projects. It tries to incorporate elements that help improve food security in these projects. The services include creating baseline of biomass in and above the soil, modelling how much carbon will be sequestered, designing project activities that help in achieving the goals and monitoring and verifying the amount of carbon sequestered. The process of doing this requires deep scientific expertise. The team at Soilwatch includes agricultural experts, ecological economists, data scientists and behavioral science experts. They use AI and machine language tools to identify cropland from satellite images. But AI is not only the only arsenal at their disposal. To answer important questions like how much carbon is going to be sequestered if the temperature rises by 1 degree C there is a long history of statistical ecological tools that are available. The important thing is to do the right tool and the right data source for the problem at hand. Sections Section 1: First 5 minutes Joona’s background and starting Soilwatch Section 2: Upto 22 minutes what Soilwtach does. Section 3: Last 13 minutes about examples of Soilwatch’s projects Host Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest Joona Mikkola Chief Scientist, Soilwatch https://soilwatch.eu/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joona-mikkola/…
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1 # 68 Pledging to protect the land. 52:03
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe Luangwa region and the Kafue regions in Zambia hosts some of the finest national parks in the world. Unfortunately, these forests and the wildlife are under threat. An average farming family who lives near these areas cuts down 60 to 70 big trees in a year just to use as firewood for cooking food. Falling soil fertility and a growing population is forcing them to cut down more trees and convert to farmlands. More recurrent droughts and floods, because of climate change is making the situation worse. To protect the forests and the wildlife, Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), a Zambian NGO is working with farmers so that they have the right incentives not to destroy the forests and poach the animals. COMACO helps farmers learn agricultural practices to get more yield of the traditional crops they are already growing such as maize, beans, groundnuts and soya beans. They also introduce them to produce new practices: beekeeping, mushroom farming and caterpillar farming (dried caterpillars fried with tomatoes and onions is a local delicacy to be eaten with maize or cassava flour). They help farmers practice agro forestry with a tree species that helps fix nitrogen to the soil and prevent the depletion of soil fertility. The twigs of these trees can also be used as firewood. Efficient cookstoves and sustainable hoes (that does not disturb the organic component in the soil) are provided free. COMACO then buys farm products from the farmers by paying them a premium, processes them into items like peanut butter and dried mushrooms. Most of the proceeds are ploughed back into the communities. COMACO is financed by a mixture of debts and grants. Some of the grants are for broader purposes but many are for specific projects. In partnership with the Stockholm International Water Institute, COMACO is digitizing all farmer records. The organization has also made some progress with carbon finance. They started developing a carbon finance project in 2012 to sell them to the World Bank. One more project is being developed with Acorn Rabobank. So far US$ 4.9 million of carbon credits has come to the communities. COMACO uses market-based mechanisms to create impact but is itself structured as a non-profit. This allows it to meet pledges to remote communities. It would not have been able to do what it does, if it were not a community-focused non-profit. Sections Section 1: First 38 minutes about what COMACO does in Zambia Section 2: Next 12 minutes about impact, partnerships and funding. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Edward Zulu - Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, COMACO Guests Website and contact details : www.itswild.org, ezulu@itswild.org…
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1 # 67 Rainwater is not seeping in. 43:31
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméYears of repeated tilling the same piece of land with a hand hoe has compacted the soil in Malawi into a hard layer. Plant roots cannot penetrate this “hard pan” and they grow laterally, instead of vertically. Rainwater does not penetrate the soil either but rushes along the furrows created in the land, washing away the top soil. This is drastically reducing agricultural production plummeting Malawi, whose youthful population is dependent on agriculture, into crisis. Climate crisis is making things worse. There are heavy periods of rain, followed by dry spells and more frequent cyclones. Standing crops are swept away and heavy rain exacerbates soil erosion. Spells of drought makes plants, already deprived of soil moisture, wither. The solution is simple. Break down the hard pan of the soil. Create deep beds and plant the crops there so that they are protected from storms. Rainwater seeps into the soil so that the soil has enough moisture during droughts. Tiyeni, a local Malawi NGO has been training farmers on this technique of “deep bed farming” for more than a decade. They work with government extension workers who in turn work with lead farmers who demonstrate these techniques to other farmers.. Some of them have quadrupled their yields. Tiyeni has worked with 30,000 farmers across the county. It does not cost too much money to train farmers. Isaac Chavula feels that with about 450 million Malawian Kwachas (less than US$ 300k) they can cover a lot of the country. He also thinks it is a “lot of money”. That is because funding for Tiyeni has been hard to come by – the funding they get is from projects they do with universities or companies. They are partnering with SIWI to raise the profile of rainfed farming. Most of Sub-Saharan Africa’s land is not irrigated. Governments have too little money to invest in large irrigation projects. If all farmers in Malawi could adopt deep bed farming, there may not be need to spend a lot of money either in solving the looming problem of food security. Sections Section 1 : First 20 minutes introduction to the problem of agriculture in Malawi and the solution to the problem , Deep Bed Farming Section 2 : Next 23 minutes on what needs to be done so that Malawi farmers have access to the solution. Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Isaac Monjo Chavula, Country Director, Tiyeni Kasonde Mulenga, Programme Manager, SIWI Guests Website and contact details. https://www.tiyeni.org/ isaacmonjo.chavula@tiyeni.org https://siwi.org/ kasonde.mulenga@siwi.org…
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1 # 66 Sustaining simple pleasures. 33:16
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe wine and the alcohol industry has been around for millennia and obviously is not the major cause of climate change. But then like every other industry it has to reduce its emissions and environmental impact. More importantly, the wine industry is being impacted by unpredictable weather events. Drought, sudden frost and wildfires are affecting the quantity and quality of grapes. Transporting wine requires a lot of energy. Glasses are heavy to ship around. Transporting bulk wine across the continents, selling wine in paper cartons, reducing the weight of glasses and using completely recycled bottles are all part of the solution. To adapt to climate change, wine makers are growing different types of grapes, growing them in different regions, conserving water and discarding monoculture. Consumers care about sustainability but companies need to give them great tasting products which are also produced sustainability. It will be unfair to deprive a hard working person of a simple pleasure in the name of sustainability. Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes introduction to David and the sustainability commitment of Direct Wines Section 2: Next 14 minutes about how the wine industry’s mitigation and adaptation approach. Section 3: Last 8 minutes about consumer perception towards sustainability. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : David Gates CEO Direct Wines https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gates-72535627/…
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1 # 65 Foodtech is not just tech. 48:59
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn the last five years, plant based foods have started appearing on supermarket shelves, on restaurant menus and even on the assembly chains of fast food outlets. There is still skepticism however. Customer demand in the US and UK seem to be flattening out and there are no real entry barriers to new companies bringing out new products. It is not unusual for a new industry to stall after initial period of excitement. During the initial period, many new companies rush in and then there is a shake out. A few companies survive and they are able to expand the customer base. The plant food industry may not follow this traditional bloodbath. After all, food tastes are incredibly varied and there can be thousands of plant foods. This points to the need for companies to do marketing 101: segment customers, understand needs, create awareness. Germany can be a role model . Here a fortuitous combination of innovative supermarkets, aware citizenry and intelligent policies have helped hundreds of private label plant based foods to be available in supermarkets. Sections Section 1: First 17 minutes introduction to Sonalie, her work and what is broken with the food system. Section 2: Next 23 minutes about innovation in food systems Section 3: Last 8 minutes about the participation of large companies Host - Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest- Sonalie Figueiras - Founder, Green Queen Media https://www.climatenode.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalie-figueiras-green-queen/…
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1 # 64 Finding out what’s going on. 23:08
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméExtreme events occur not just because of climate change but also local damage to the environment. The effects are also sometimes hard to foresee. Not all events are well reported either. ClimateNode wants to scan websites, news reports, scientific papers to understand what type of climate events are happening, their causes and effects. ClimateNode has developed its technology on surface water flooding in the UK. ClimateNode uses natural language processing. Natural language processing helps categorise and scan documents and build a library of documents that can then be used by large language models. This type of analysis would supplement the more quantitative models of climate change. Sections Section 1: First 8 minutes introduction to ClimateNode and its UK flooding study Section 2: Next 10 minutes about the importance of natural language processing Section 3: Last 4 minutes about ClimateNode’s ambition Host- Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest - Helen Jackson - Director, ClimateNode https://www.climatenode.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-jackson-28926285/…
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1 # 63 Partnering smaller companies. 36:42
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThere are 150 million mid-market companies across the world who do not have the resources to invest in measuring climate metrics. Software can help them understand what standards are applicable, pull out and validate data sitting at various places in the company systems, suggest and help manage personalised projects and then communicate results to stakeholders. Misio starts with what is important to the organisation and who really cares to define how artificial intelligence models can be used. Regulations are driving the need for software but smaller impact companies and their venture capital investors are also using the software. Smaller impact- seeking companies have lesser resources to invest on sustainability projects because they have to focus on profitability. AI is useful because it helps these scarce resources be better used. Sections Section 1: First 13 minutes about the climate regulations and the need for AI standards. Section 2: Next 15 minutes about the Misio’s software and its use. Section 3: Last 7 minutes about the Australian ecosystem Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest Name : Jeremy Biggs, CEO, Misio https://misio.io/r/li https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremybiggs1/…
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1 # 62 Stopping Land Degradation. 42:36
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn the Sahel, farmers do not have the money to buy chemical fertilisers. They use organic methods of farming which works well when they do. Unfortunately, the temperatures in the Sahel are already more than global averages. Rainfall is scarce but when it does the downpours are heavy. The top soil is often carried away, making the soil infertile. People clear forests to grow food. Without trees the ability of the soil to retain water reduces. Well thought out agro forestry projects where communities plant indigenous trees can break this vicious cycle. Tree Aid, an international charity, raises money to support local communities. It works with local organisations to help implement these projects. The non-timber forest products are sold in export and domestic markets. The trees also grow food that provides vital nutrition. Sections Section 1: First 13 minutes about Sahel, Tree Aid and Tom. Section 2: Next 16 minutes about the projects done by Tree Aid . Section 3: Last 13 minutes reflections on how to expand the impact Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Tom Skirrow, CEO Tree Aid https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-skirrow-06a90b36/…
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1 # 61 New food...What's cooking? 41:01
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThere are six subsectors to the alternative protein industry. Plant based meats, precision fermentation and cellular meat are the main ones. Plant based “mock meat” has been around in Asia for centuries. There are relatively less technological barriers to get products out but companies will still have to overcome taste, nutrition, cost and regulatory barriers before products reach mass markets. Precision fermentation should come next. Cellular meat is farther down the path. For precision fermentation, the technology has to be adopted from the pharmaceutical industry. But costs have to come down drastically. With the public issue of Impossible Foods, many investors started getting interested in the sector. What followed was a hype cycle with companies being able to raise large amounts of capital at high valuations. Things have settled down since then. Investors must understand that the alternative protein products will need a few decades to reach a mass market. As the new food-tech industry grows, people working in the current food industry will see losses of jobs and livelihoods. But like with any new technology, new types of jobs will be created and there will be opportunities for small niches growing food using regenerative methods. And it would offer the consumer more choices. Sections Section 1: First 4 minutes about Hon Mun Yip and how he got involved in investing in food-tech. Section 2: Next 18 minutes about Hon Mun Yip’s investors in each sub sector of the industry and which sub-sectors. . Section 3: Last 18 minutes reflections on the current slowdown in investing and peering into the future Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Hon Mun Yip Investor, Food Tech and Alternative Protein https://sg.linkedin.com/in/yiphonmun/…
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1 # 60 Measuring and managing biodiversity 38:35
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is driving the demand for AI software. Some companies also want to go beyond just meeting the standards and genuinely develop a nature strategy. Xylo Systems, helps energy and property companies understand baseline biodiversity data, analyse possible impacts and develop potential projects. They do so by integrating both open source data as well as data from proprietary remote monitoring sources. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning helps in processing large volumes of image and video data, create an ecosystem level analysis by spotting patterns and then communicating this complex information into easily understood reports. Sections Section 1: First 15 minutes about the background and what is driving the market. Section 2: Next 15 minutes about Xylo’s approach and examples of where the software has been used Section 3: Last 7 minutes reflections Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest : Jada Andersen Co-founder and CTO, Xylo Systems Australia https://www.linkedin.com/in/jada-andersen-72926477/ https://www.xylo.systems/…
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1 # 59 Usable and Understandable Energy Plans 33:49
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméTransition Zero has used artificial intelligence to measure emissions from coal and gas power plants. It has trained software to learn from satellite images and verified published emissions. The trained software can then estimate emissions only from satellite pictures of power plants where the published data is not available or needs to be verified. It is now helping countries develop net zero ambition plans. Satellite data provides a variety of inputs to the modelling software both on physical infrastructure (electricity grid infrastructure, renewable energy assets) and natural infrastructure(biodiversity and landscapes). Artificial intelligence can rapidly develop multiple versions of plans. taking into consideration all these multiple inputs and applying various constraints. Traditional energy modelling, on the other hand can take into consideration only a limited number of variables. TransitionZero also make its data in open format so that other modellers can use it freely. This helps in smaller countries of the Global South develop robust plans that they can use to evaluate their plans to net zero without relying on expensive consultants whose opaque tools are not as useful either. Sections Section 1: First 18 minutes about TransitionZero and its offerings Section 2: Next 15 minutes about applications and uses. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest Name André Ferreira Data Scientist, TransitionZero Website and contact details. https://www.transitionzero.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrecnf/…
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1 # 58 To adapt, invest in tuna processing. 44:36
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméArnab Sengupta has worked with about six agricultural commodities and knows a lot about tuna. Tuna is consumed fresh and in canned forms. It is caught in the deep sea near some of the small island developing states and then processed in Thailand or Ecuador. The processing industry employs a lot of people because the fish has to be cleaned perfectly in a way that has not been mechanised. The industry, by working with non-profits, scientists and governments, has addressed many of the concerns with regard to over-fishing. Climate change is, however, making its presence felt. It is too early to predict the future (and indeed if one could do so commodity traders would make a killing) but one thing is probably certain: species will migrate both away from where they are caught now and also deeper into the ocean. This will increase fishing costs and reduce revenue for the countries that sell fishing rights. Sections Section 1: First 18 minutes about Arnab and the tuna industry Section 2: Next 25 minutes about climate change and overfishing concerns and how the industry is responding Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest Name : Arnab Sengupta https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnabsengupta/ Website : arnab@cantab.net…
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1 # 57 Managing risks, Communicating strategies. 39:53
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are complex (climate is only one of the five pillars of sustainability) and that creates the need for software to manage the process of meeting the new standards. Metabolic a consultancy used its experience of working with clients to develop Link a product that enables users start with data that they have and identify hotspots and define projects with the aim of managing impact and risk. Link also helps managers to communicate a science based story inside and outside the organisation. The ultimate vision is to help organisations collaborate with others to address problems. Upcoming standards are driving the adoption of software but companies – especially those in the food and apparel industries – are cognizant of the need for getting it right and not just tick the boxes. Sections Section 1: First 8 minutes about Pieter and his company Metabolic Section 2: Next 31 minutes about the software Link that allows organisations assess nature and biodiversity impacts risks and impacts. Host Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org Guest Pieter van Exter Director of Product, Metabolic Software Guests Website and contact details. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieter-van-exter/ https://www.metabolic.nl/…
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