Food systems sit at the centre of the nature and climate crisis – responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, driving deforestation, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss across land and sea. At the same time, they hold some of the greatest opportunities for change. By rethinking how we grow, source, and consume, we can restore ecosystems while ensuring resilient, nutritious food for generations to come.
Innovation plays a critical role in this transformation. From regenerative farming practices to breakthroughs in waste and emissions reduction, new solutions are helping businesses adopt nature-positive practices while creating value across supply chains.
This section highlights tangible, scalable models designed to help the global food system accelerate the shift towards regeneration and resilience.
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Powering Agriculture Resilience for Global Food, Beverage & Fiber Companies
Regrow is transforming the way companies measure and manage agriculture-based emissions, accelerating a global shift to regenerative agriculture. Named one of TIME100’s Most Influential Companies of 2023, Regrow works with leading brands including Cargill, General Mills, Nestlé, and Oatly to embed nature-positive practices into their supply chains.
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Durable Carbon Removal for Smallholder Farmer Resilience
Mati Carbon’s mission is to drive climate adaption and resilience for 100 million smallholder farmers across the Global South. Using Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) – the application of finely crushed basalt to croplands – Mati accelerates nature’s own process, converting atmospheric CO₂ into bicarbonates that lock away carbon for thousands of years, while increasing yields and improving soil fertility.
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Actionable Insights for Regenerative Farming.
SoilBeat is accelerating the global shift to regenerative agriculture by transforming fragmented farm data into clear, actionable insights. Its cloud-based platform integrates diverse farm data streams – such as plant sap analysis, soil tests, field observations, crop activities, and satellite data – into a single, user-friendly dashboard.
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Unlocking the Power of Hemp.
Rare Earth Global is harnessing the full potential of hemp to decarbonise aquaculture. Hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants on earth, capturing 12–15 tonnes of CO₂ per hectare – up to eight times more efficient than trees. By turning this crop into a portfolio of sustainable products, Rare Earth Global offers a powerful, nature-positive alternative to some of today’s most damaging commodities.
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Transforming Food By-products into Functional and Flavourful Ingredients through Fermentation.
Green Spot Technologies is revolutionising plant-based fermentation. Its flagship solution, Ferment’Up®, turns upcycled fruit and legume by-products – such as grape skins and fava bean fibres – into fermented powders that are sustainable, nutrient-dense, and full of flavour. By utilising food side-streams and leveraging a cutting-edge Solid-State Fermentation Platform, Green Spot creates eco-friendly ingredients that lower carbon footprints and control costs, without compromising taste or quality.
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Scaling Regenerative Agriculture with Agent Tierra, an AI-powered Digital Coach for Smallholder Farmers
Rare is an international conservation not-for-profit dedicated to ensuring the well-being and prosperity of life on Earth. They inspire community-led solutions through behavioural science, partnering with local leaders to co-manage and restore natural resources. Rare empowers communities to steward land and seas, supporting farmers and fishers alike, through an integrated approach that strengthens livelihoods, protects biodiversity, and builds climate resilience.
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Morro™ materials: Packaging Made from Plants, Free from Plastic.
Xampla has developed an alternative to single-use plastics with Morro™ materials – plastic-free coatings and films that are made from plants and which biodegrade safely in any environment. Their mission is to eliminate single-use plastic through tackling the largest driver of plastic pollution: packaging.
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Smart Micro-Farms Delivering Fresh, Sustainable Produce
Babylon Micro-Farms has been pioneering on-site vertical farming since 2017, alongside empowering communities to connect with their food and make healthier choices. The Galleri is their turnkey, smart vertical micro-farm with patented hydroponic systems. The BabylonIQ software platform enables remote management of a global network of modular farms, delivering fresh, nutritious and pesticide-free produce year-round, with a fraction of the water and labour used in traditional farming.
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