The Problem We Solve.
The way our food is produced contributes to the loss of soil and biodiversity and global warming. Due to climate crisis, the world biodiversity in “modern” human era, 778 animal species and 124 plant species are extinct. Whilst 41,459 animal and plant species in risk of EXTINTION. And the way we produce our food is the main cause.
"Because Every time you drink an orange juice, eat a chocolate, or spread honey in your bread, you are promoting this kind of agriculture".
We introduce the Biochar Regenerative Project, a carbon and biodiversity insetting for food companies, to help food companies to invest in the lands of the smallholder suppliers in Paraiso, Tabasco that grow their crops and decarbonise their logistics and value chains directly in their soils. Grow humanity's food by:
Recovering biodiversity
Decarbonizing the atmosphere
With social justice for smallholder producers
We are solving a series of interconnected problems:
Smallholder producers climate uncertainty
Soil degradation and soil carbon depletion
Climate migration
Low confidence in traditional carbon credits.
The Solution.
First, integrate a community-based enterprise of small agricultural producers where they will have access to training and technology to enhance their cropping systems and produce:
Biochar based biofertilisers
Regenerative honey, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, citrus fruits and products derived.
Generate carbon and biodiversity credits from agricultural lands in tropical areas.
First, we start by providing small agricultural producers in equity half women and half men producers with training and technology to produce biochar based biofertilizers. We provide them with agroforestry methods and training in climate-smart agriculture to produce more than one crop in the same territory and to prevent and reduce food loss in their crops, for example a system of citrus trees, honey, cocoa, coffee. We want to transform the food industry into a tool that helps reverse climate crises, biodiversity loss and gender injustices around the region. By giving farmers certainty, and help them to sell their products at better prices. But for that to be possible, we must deliver value to a specific market segment, in that sense it is that the value of environmental regeneration can bring benefits to customers in cities who are looking for delicious products that help reverse the climate crisis.
Secondly, Create a startup that offer the first regenerative SAAS platform for food companies and individuals, where food companies can buy carbon credits & individuals can buy honey, coffee, cocoa, chocolate and citrus fruits that removes CO2 from the air and empower small agricultural in rural areas at the same time.
For enterprises: Offer decarbonising projects for food companies that need to decarbonise their food value chains and ingredients in Paraiso, Tabasco. By providing local decarbonisation service where they operate and impact for agricultural crops, focused on soil health, and the decarbonisation of the value chain of companies or corporations, whilst we regenerate the agricultural soil, restore the land and enhance the income and provide certainty to small agricultural producers.
For instance, currently, in Paraiso, Tabasco, a food company in the USA consumes large amounts of cacao, orange and lemon juice that comes from the crops of Paraiso, Tabasco. This company requires quality cacao and citrus fruits, great flavor and high nutritional content. At the same time, this company is concerned about reducing its environmental footprint and each year it generates an EXPENDITURE by buying carbon credits (offsets) in the voluntary market. But the problem is that these credits come from forestry projects in Asia.
Our solution is to offer this company the opportunity to turn its annual SPEND of purchasing carbon credits into an INVESTMENT within its value chain that has already exist in Paraiso, Tabasco. Hence, we can create a startup to design, monitor and execute soil re-carbonisation and enrichment projects along with the group of small agricultural producers where the agricultural products like the example of citrus fruits that are produced and the USA company buy every year.
Food companies that want to reduce their carbon footprint can choose the crop or ingredients that they want to decarbonise from the same soils where they are grown. When food companies invest in the same soils where their products are grown, the impact is threefold, leading to a "triple bottom line" of benefits. Firstly, this investment empowers small agricultural producers in Paraiso, Tabasco, giving them the means to thrive. Secondly, it ensures that these producers receive fair payments for their hard work and production. And finally, it creates opportunities for training and growth, fostering a sustainable and prosperous future for these farmers and their communities. Through this integrated approach, food companies can not only enhance their own business but also contribute positively to the social and economic well-being of the local agricultural ecosystem.
If we applied the technology that removes carbon from the atmosphere and transforms it into biochar-based biofertilisers with the help of small agricultural producers to be used and re-carbonise agricultural soils, we also implement regenerative agroforestry systems that together with biochar improve crop yields by 30 % and increases its quality up to 20-25%. Just like an example the small agriculture production of citrus plots are transformed into an intensive carbon farming agroforestry system that is capable of issuing carbon and biodiversity credits for the next 100 years.
We could call decarbonisation services for agricultural crops, because we can replicate our model to practically any tropical agricultural crop or flavor ingredients with a high demand in the market such as: citrus, honey, coffee, avocado, cocoa, pepper, vanilla, onion, garlic, coriander, parsley, and vegetable proteins (peas, soybeans, chickpeas, beans), among others.
Individuals that want to reduce their carbon footprint, support and save the planet, every time they buy an orange juice, lemon, coffee, chocolate, honey or lemongrass, they are sequestering CO2 in the soil, regenerating biodiversity and helping small agricultural producers to prosper in their communities.
For individuals: Every time you consume one of these products from these global food companies in the supermarket or every time your buy these products directly to the regenerative e-shop, you help to regenerate carbon in the soil, biodiversity and above all, ensure that the local communities of producers they can prosper and stay on their land for generations and not be forced to abandon it. Every time you buy citrus fruits, coffee, cocoa, cocoa nibs, chocolate, honey, among others products derived, you are sequestering CO2 in the soil, regenerating biodiversity and helping small agricultural producers to prosper in their communities.
So, Imagine, that you are scrolling through your social media feed, and see an intriguing ad that caught your attention"Delicious Hot Chocolate that Helps Reverse Climate Change." Intrigued, you click on it, curious to learn more about this claim. The website introduced you to the concept of Regenerative Agriculture and carbon farming, practices that aimed to restore ecosystems and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. You are fascinated to discover how these sustainable farming methods could make a positive impact on the environment. The website also mentioned that the hot chocolate was produced by a global food company that empower small agricultural producers in Paraiso, Tabasco, providing them with fair payments for their production and opportunities for trainingy and growth. The combination of environmental benefits and social impact made the decision easy for you and without hesitation, you buy a pack of the delicious, hot chocolate, and eagerly await its arrival. The next day, you find a package waiting for you and prepared a cup of the special hot chocolate.
What are the potential benefits of imlementing this project?
Food companies that want to reduce their carbon footprint can choose the crop or ingredients that they want to decarbonise from the same soils where they are grown.
Generate your own carbon and biodiversity credit projects.
Benefits within their own value chain.
Food traceability and carbon-biodiversity credits generated.
High confidence of climate projects with small agricultural producers.
Make sure that carbon credits generate social benefits and in no way forcefully displace original communities from the territories.
The benefits is to generate multiple sources of cash and income by moving from a monoculture system to a carbon farming agroforestry system: polycultures.
Increases in productivity and crop quality of 20-30% according to the literature review and research articles.
Additional sources of income for carbon and biodiversity credits.
Reducing the risk of forced climate migration.
Improve people's health by avoiding the use of agrochemicals.
How this project can be self-sustainable in the long-term?
Designing, implementing and monitoring the decarbonisation projects for food companies.
25% fee of carbon for our startup & biodiversity credits, and 75% of money belong to small agricultural producers.
Biochar based biofertilisers for selling as a product by small agricultural producers on the regenerative e-shop.
Regenerative honey, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, citrus fruits and products derived might be displayed for shoopping in the regenerative e-shop for local consumers.
The transaction fee for the biofertiliser and regenerative products might be 10% for the startup and 90% for small agricultural producers.
Could be tricky because while this sounds like a good business idea with a noble purpose, the marketing aspect could be challenging. Need to ensure the quality and taste of the products to fit the market it serves. Because the taste of produce like coffee and chocolate really depends on the soil quality - probably related to the points mentioned below. This is important because it determines the food company's financial sustainability.
good idea
it is hard to understand this idea
Potentially a good idea if you address the challenges about the soil, nutrients and biochar below aforementioned
Biochar provides more carbon to the soil and tropical soils are already rich in nutrients. Hence, first is needed to measure the nutrients in the soil because adding more could be detrimental for the plant growth. Alongside, biochar can liberate Potential Toxic Elements to the soil.