Manuel Jose Rodrigues: Creating Just Business Opportunities for Small Scale

May 19, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha EEB,  Manuel Jose Rodrigues,  Mazambique

Manuel: In Northern Mozambique, we have created a partly self-sustainable micro economy by establishing an integrated poultry farming project. The projects create business opportunities for small scale farmers and guarantee a market for their products. To date we have a database of 55,000 maize farmers, 14,000 soya farmers and 7,000 chicken farmers.  

Bevon Chadel Charles: Modeling Sustainable Farming in the Caribbean

May 17, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Bevon Chadel Charles,  Caribbean,  Grenada,  SDG1,  SDG11,  SDG13,  SDG2,  SDG7,  SDG8

Bevon: Akata Farms is motivated to create sustainable food systems that can reduce hunger and create sustainable growth and development. Our mission is to start sustainable model farms, implement ICT and technology, protect the environment and land by use of climate smart agriculture practices, develop value added products that can link agriculture to tourism, and create employment opportunities for all. 

Andy Chen: Unlocking Nature's Next Regenerative Secrets

May 14, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Andy Chen,  SDG3,  USA

Andy: Matice Biosciences is a consumer biotechnology company that leverages our shared anatomic, genetic, and evolutionary history with nature's super-regenerators to create next-generation consumer products for people. Animals in nature, including some that are very closely related to us, demonstrate the incredible regenerative ability to regrow entire limbs, organs, and tissues without scarring. Surprisingly, these species share genetic and anatomic traits with us. Naturally, the best way to find out how humans might one day regenerate is to analyze and unlock nature's genetic secrets.