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
Xunaxi Cruz Communications Director I chose to write today, on the International Day of Rural Women, because it is a subject I’m passionate about and with which I identify. I often see my family’s history reflected in the 104,000+ families that use a Sistema.bio digester, as well as in our network of female sales agents. While I didn’t grow
Atul Mittal Business development director Is it possible to foresee what you could accomplish with a few years of passion, toil, and training? The answer is “Yes”. It isn’t some hypothetical situation, dependent on any manner of factors from genes to environment. It’s a mindset. And it’s the one we cultivate every day at Sistema.bio Sistema.bio India is a social
Cécile Pompeï CHIEF OF STAFF I have been with Sistema.bio for a year and half as the Chief of Staff, a role in which I lead as well in People Operations and Culture globally. When I joined, Sistema.bio had already about 180 employees spread over 5 countries, and obviously the culture was already in place. It has been said
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
The COVID-19 pandemic has moved many things. Above all, it has forced projects, businesses, ventures, and companies to reinvent themselves, to find new ways of operating within a different world scheme. Sistema.bio has not been an exception. Our purpose has always been to reach small and medium farmers from all over the world and invite them to be part of
By Mutuma Muriuki, Agroecology Fellow Today we are here to talk about cabbages, the oldest and most widely grown vegetable of the Brassica group. Belonging to the mustard family, some other members of this group include broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, chinese cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and turnips. Cabbage is a hardy vegetable that grows especially well in fertile soils. There are
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
