The Nature Imperative: How the circular economy tackles biodiversity loss
To halt and reverse biodiversity loss, we need to fundamentally transform the way we produce, use,...
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Agricycle works with smallholder farmers around the world to upcycle food that would otherwise be wasted. They design scalable dehydrator technologies that enable food to be preserved for longer, purchase the resulting products directly from cooperatives, and create brands to sell these products in global markets. Farmers benefit by being able to sell more of what they produce and at a higher price. For example, the Jali Fruit Co. brand pays the women in its cooperatives in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean 7 times the average daily local wage, while also providing on-the-job skills training like food safety and financial literacy.
Biodiversity benefits
Through enabling the upcycling of food that would have otherwise been lost and working to empower local communities, Agricycle has been able to divert over 74,500 kg of food from being wasted. As such, their operations are able to help reduce the pressures on food production - and all its associated negative impacts on biodiversity - to meet growing demand.
