MADRIN MAINA KENYA TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER I have been Technical Operations Manager East Africa at Sistema.bio for two years now. When I joined, Sistema.bio Kenya already had a well-established technical team that had managed to install 1,200 biodigesters in 2018 alone. My challenge was to keep the team motivated, train them on new skills, and establish an R&D division that
HIMANSHU MISHRA INDIA TECHNICAL DIRECTOR The big picture Let’s start with a big picture – And also with the most fundamental survival tactic of humankind- the ability to find, scavenge, grow, harvest, cook food that helps us survive every day, and keeps our body from running out of energy. All of us as humans on this planet collectively cook more
Working in the social development space, the one thing I think is the most important for a company’s success is to cultivate partnerships with like-minded organisations who are working on the same end goals as your company. Partnering or collaborating has now become essential for social enterprises in order to deliver impact at scale. At Sistema.bio India, we work with
By Mutuma Muriuki, Agroecology Fellow A couple of months ago we shared an article about the effects of applying biofertilizer on cabbage crops. Now we are here to share some information about coffee, that wonderful energizing crop that has been a part of farms around the world for centuries. Coffee is a tropical evergreen shrub, cultivated for its beans. There
2020: Reinventing ways to engage smallholder dairy farmer The past year was very busy for Sistema.bio. Ever since our inception in India, we have been growing in strength and spirit, hence we started the year with moving into a bigger office for our ever growing team. We initiated several new projects, which helped us to collaborate with institutions as well
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
Esther Altorfer MANAGING DIRECTOR – EAST AFRICA We are in November now, reflecting on 2020 while planning for 2021 and beyond. On a bad day, it is easy to look back and only see mistakes and failure. 2020 turned out very different from what I expected, both professionally and personally! At Sistema.bio, we did not achieve the 3x growth we
Graham Day CFO With an 80 billion dollars infrastructure investment we can create 600 billion dollars’ worth of socio-economic wealth annually, while regenerating soils, improving global food security and dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And we can prove it. As CFO of Sistema.bio, I spend a lot of my time “in the numbers.” Checking consumer spending trends, understanding our client
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
