If you want to start a hot debate in a room full of people working on food system transformation, bring up the role of multi-national food corporations. The conversation will undoubtedly beeline to a discussion about whether these CPGs can actually meet bold commitments at scale or to a debate ...

Opportunities to invest in regenerative agriculture and food have increased dramatically in the past five years and for good reason. As awareness around regenerative agriculture grows, so too has the understanding of the multi-faceted benefits it can provide, particularly in addressing some major global challenges – including climate change and ...

How Pelican Ag aims to spark change from farm to fork to restore the balance of food, nature, health and planet. Four years ago, Chris Ramsay and Simon Evill were on separate paths. One was a Blackrock, Jupiter and CCAM alumni, had raised $1.8 B for 5 funds, grown 30+ ...

In the past 12 months we have seen a proliferation of the term regenerative agriculture across the food system – from farmer, to emerging brand, to input providers, to global food corporates – representing many, many different levels of understanding and approaches to engagement in the space. During this time, ...

Meet the Activator is a regular series designed to highlight the incredible and diverse solution builders activating capital for regeneration across the agriculture and food system. Company: Good Agriculture Description of Company: Good Agriculture supports current & future regenerative farmers with business services so they can do what they do ...

Farmers and ranchers are twice as likely as people in other occupations to die by suicide, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sit with that startling stat for a moment. Now, consider that despite that mental health effects of the pandemic should be ...

As regenerative agriculture gains traction, an important spotlight has been shone on farmers and their on-farm transition to regenerative practices. We’ve discussed the barriers to transition for farmers at length. The most prominent of these include cultural barriers, technical know-how, access to markets, and financial constraints. The last of these ...

In 2023, the ecosystem of operations working to build regenerative farming and food systems seems to be growing rapidly. This is in large part because regenerative agriculture – at scale – promises to address many of the challenges to the current system, with positive impacts that include agronomic, operational, environmental, ...

Regenerative Food Systems Investment is pleased to announce the 5th annual RFSI Forum on September 26-27 - the ONLY event that exclusively brings together investors, capital activators, and critical stakeholders working to build regenerative food systems. The RFSI Forum is the gathering to catalyze meaningful conversation, advance education, and drive ...

Diverting organics from landfills is the #1 actionable item to address climate change, but we "lack scalable technologies" to address the problem (Project Drawdown, 2022). In the US alone there is over 83 million tons of food waste per year. Several state and federal mandates call for vast reductions, yet ...