Living off the land is no easy task —everybody knows this. That is why, 10 years ago, Sistema.bio decided to focus on working with small and medium farmers: it was clear to us that investing in them would be key in the fight for our planet, for food security and a better life for thousands of people. And the results
Veronica worked as a teacher most of her life. For two years now, she has worked as a technician at Sistema.bio, a job that has allowed her to explore her passion for justice, sustainability and community. Now a true environmental activist, her impact goes way beyond the installment of biodigesters. She grew up on her parents’ farm in Kericho, and
6 years ago, Ángel worked in oil extraction. Today he is an expert in clean technologies and renewable energies. Like many members of our team, Ángel grew up on a farm, in his father’s land in Españita, Tlaxcala. His parents, both COVID-19 survivors, instilled in him from an early age a love for agriculture and ecology. His mother worked as
Companies like ours are all about innovation and evolution. Not only was Sistema.bio born out of curiosity and a desire for change; it depends on it, even as years go by. Opening up our team to new minds and experiences is important for us because it is through them that we find new questions, new ways of doing. Such is
The first few years of María Luisa’s life happened in the city. Along with her sisters and brother, she lived in Mexico City until the age of 4, when her father decided it was time to move to Hidalgo to be closer to their grandparents. Her father acquired some backyard animals and her mother opened up a stationary store so
Oscar grew up in the city, and yet he blossomed in the countryside. For the past 20 years, he has dedicated his life not only to farming but to finding new ways of farming, new ways of conceiving it. He was born and raised in Bogota, city where for many years he worked in transportation. It was there that he
For Teresia, farming is a synonym for living. It’s what she’s always known, what she has dedicated her life to. Farming is her home, her work, her family. She lives on a shamba in Githuguri, Kenya, with her husband Francis and one of her sons. They produce coffee, maize, kale, bananas and avocados, among many other things. Teresia grew up
His parents were farmers. They grew maize, potatoes, wheat, and beans. This is how Norberto grew up, on a farm in Boyacá, Colombia, with his parents and his nine brothers and sisters. His parents’ hard and dedicated work was the basis of the family’s economy: “my parents harvested and sold the produce, and we fed ourselves from the farm. That’s
What drives our team is a passion for what we do, a devotion for changing this world. And Swati is a perfect example of this. Swati joined our team in India a year ago. Since then, she has become a true advocate for biogas, proactively looking for opportunities to change the way things are done. Swati comes from agriculture, a
Carlos is many things: a father, a son, a farmer, an engineer, a student, and a teacher. He grew up in the countryside, among wheat and cotton crops. Agriculture was his father’s specialty, a man that gave Carlos a farming tradition that has been with him all his life. Born in Mexicali, Baja California, Carlos dedicated a large part of
