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🌍 Today is #Science, #Technology, and #Innovation Day at #CCDCOP16. Data-driven solutions are indispensable to scale #RegenerativeAgriculture. Better agricultural #data enables companies to evaluate the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, empowering smarter, more targeted decisions that support regenerative practices. 📊 To meet this challenge and scale regenerative agriculture, OP2B member HowGood, operates the world’s largest food impact database, with over 90,000 farm emission datasets. This approach data companies to make more nuanced decisions. Relying on global averages can lead to misguided decisions. Each crop and region yields different results. Their collaboration with OP2B has led to the development of innovative tools like the Ingredient Diversity Index and the piloting of #biodiversity and #carbon metrics, driving meaningful progress towards sustainable food systems. ➡️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dC2Nencv ➡️ This story is part of a series that highlights OP2B members' commitment to scaling regenerative agriculture. Want to hear more stories? https://lnkd.in/dRxkx5kP Alexander Gillett, Ethan Soloviev, Eva Clark

🌎🌾 FoodTech 500 alum's new tool helps manufacturers accurately report their environmental impact. US-based sustainability intelligence platform HowGood has introduced FieldScope, a new tool to help food companies measure and report the environmental impact of farming practices. The platform bridges the gap between agricultural methods and corporate sustainability reporting, providing instant calculations for practices like no-till farming and fertilizer use. With FieldScope, companies can: 👉 Identify reduction opportunities and work with suppliers on targeted improvements 👉 Accurately calculate product and corporate carbon footprints 👉 Account for regenerative practices and carbon removals With food systems contributing 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions, solutions like this are key to real change. HowGood aims to make FieldScope widely accessible to set a new industry standard in environmental reporting. Learn more in the full Food Ingredients First article: https://lnkd.in/eaQb_5Kn #ForwardFooding #FoodTech500 #agtech #saas #supplychain #traceability #sustainability

Food security: one of the most basic essentials for sustainable humanity. Identifying food security by two factors: * food production through strategic innovative solutions to address specific agricultural challenges. * sustainability based approach: leveraging strategic methods that are holistically impactful to the environment, people and economy, in the present and in the future. Thank you Peter Hegedüs and team for leading this visionary drive on both fronts. What other way can we revolutionize agriculture?

Sustainable and regenerative food systems have been shown to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50% and increase biodiversity within agroecosystems by 35%. Offering robust strategies for mitigating climate change, conserving biodiversity, and ensuring food security. Collaborating to find and implement solutions is crucial for scaling success. Exciting news: Robert Kupstas, Co-founder of Ocean Harvest and Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a well-funded and fastest-growing controlled-environment agriculture startup worldwide, is our new TTI Global Sector Leader for food systems. TTI members will: 🚀 Engage in sector networking sessions covering diverse subsectors: alternative protein, biodiversity, food security, circular food systems, sustainable food packaging, and more. 👉🏾 Connect, share knowledge, and seek guidance from industry peers globally. 🌱 Stay updated on the latest advancements in the field and contribute to shaping sustainable solutions in the Ag & Food sector. If you are an investor, founder, or professional in the food and agriculture space, we invite you to join our network here and start connecting globally: https://lnkd.in/gyJaQfCK #foodsecurity #sustainability #agtech #sustainablefarming #foodsystems

"The idea with #regeneration is we go to #netpositive. We're not just doing no harm, we're uplifting people who are growing food, we're enhancing #biodiversity, we're capturing #carbon in the #soil and fighting against #climatechange. Regeneration generates new potential and doesn't just get us to sort of like a midpoint of #sustainability. It's actually possible in food in a way that it isn't in other industries. #Food and #agriculture is this incredible opportunity where you can do good, you can add more carbon to the soil than you take out, you can have more life in a place, you can have richer, more delicious recipes and meals and food products coming up than was there before. You can heal degraded land while growing food. So that's why we focus on regeneration." - Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, on why HowGood's database is built on regenerative spectrums where food companies can track progress and impact in the world https://lnkd.in/eFTfVAm5 #FiveLifestoFifty

If you missed it, we released a few days ago "Food for Climate: The State of the Sustainable Food & Agtech Ecosystem in Europe," a report co-Authored by FoodLabs! 🌍 Our food system is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for 34% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions moreover a growing population are constraining food systems: as the world reaches nearly 9.7 billion people by 2050, we must achieve a staggering 70% increase in food production to ensure global food security. This report delves into innovative food and agritech solutions designed to adapt to a changing climate, mitigate its impacts, and ensure a stable global food supply. Key highlights include: 🍫Cutting-edge technologies like fermentation and molecular farming for the production of alternative proteins, along with ingredient innovation in alternative cocoa, coffee, and sugar production, are replacing high-emission, high-cost products. 🌱With a third of global soils degraded, regenerative practices are vital for soil restoration. In 2023, European solutions in this area raised $581 million, led by biofertilizers. 💡Synthetic biology (Synbio) and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the food and agritech sectors by improving efficiency, reducing waste, enhancing data transparency, and promoting sustainability. 🇪🇺 In 2023, Europe accounted for over half of global food and climate tech funding, surpassing the US for the first time. France leads Europe in funding, with other countries also showing strong growth over the past year. Access the full report using the link below👇 Many thanks to Lorenzo Chiavarini, Valeria Do and Christian Guba!

To transition to a more resilient and regenerative food system that benefits both people and planet, we need the capital to do so. This report created by The Rockefeller Foundation's grantee Pollination in partnership with Transformational Investing in Food Systems outlines key learnings about ways to mobilize and scale capital to transition food systems to be more regenerative. Read more in this insightful report: https://lnkd.in/e7vANM7W

A new blog from European Food and Farming Partnerships. It's About Time. In the global fight against climate change, the role of companies, especially those in the food industry, is under increasing scrutiny. While many are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint, addressing Scope 3 emissions—especially those stemming from agricultural practices—poses a unique challenge. Compounded by short-term business cycles, food companies find themselves at a critical juncture, needing to prioritise long-term sustainability over immediate gains. It's time for us to shift towards more sustainable practices and embrace innovation in agriculture to secure a greener future for generations to come. Over 71 percent of Scope 3 emissions stem from farming. Only focusing on Scope 1 and 2 emissions is like moving the deck chairs on the Titanic.🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Scope3 #SupplyChains #FoodIndustry https://lnkd.in/eTkxAXTc

We know that climate change is the grand challenge of our generation, but taking collective, scalable action can be difficult. Why? Often, the “greenest” solutions can seem financially unviable. Neal Gutterson, Groundwork BioAg advisor, Radicle Growth Partner and CTO, and former Corteva Agriscience CTO explores this issue in a recent CropLife editorial. He highlights how our commitment to delivering profitability alongside sustainability is key to the success of Rootella Carbon - our end-to-end mycorrhizal carbon sequestration solution. Read the article to hear more of Neal's insights into the key components of successful agricultural technology adoption and how they apply to our transition from a bioagricultural startup to an integrated carbon company. https://lnkd.in/ddn3RcWf #ClimateAction #SustainableAgriculture #Rootella #RootellaCarbon #mycorrhiza #mycorrhizalcarbon #climatesolutions #carbonfarming Yossi Kofman Dan Grotsky Danny Levy Hanan Dor Bari Ruimy Andrew Duff Inbar Morag

The Meat Industry vs. the Natural Industry Having spent almost a decade in the overlap between the #meat  industry and #natural industry, it was hard to find "your" space. In the meat industry, as an #organic  humanely raised brand, you are an outlier, a speck against the big four, forced to play by the industry's rules, an unwelcome disrupter. In the natural industry, as a meat brand, you are an outsider, being judged by the plant-based masses and often excluded from the very conversations your input is so valuable in. Regenerative agriculture has made tremendous ground (pun intended) to bridge these once-opposing, and still a lot of the time, groups. The momentum around regenerative is starting conversations between the groups I didn't think I would  see. Just this week Anthony Corsaro (AC) and Alisa Knapp have put out tremendous recaps of regenerative brands for #expowest2024. Crossing my fingers to find regenerative a theme in the always amazing Anne-Marie Roerink's #powerofmeat report at #AMC #expowest #amc #NAMI #fmi #regenerative #meatconference