By Purnima Jha A pretty serious non-conformist is how Kalie Gold, our newly appointed Chief Growth Officer describes herself. “Non-conformist, not in a disagreeable way, I just like to ask why a lot,” Kalie said in an interaction with us. She became a part of the leadership team in June. We spoke to Kalie to know more about her and
Piyush Sohani Sistema.bio India Country Director Research suggests that the first biogas plant was built in India in 1859. However, it didn’t gain popularity in India until1973, almost a century later, when oil prices reached a new high. The government started to look at renewable energy technologies as an alternative energy source. Biogas technology was considered a good solution for
Brianda Suárez Graphic Designer The world is experiencing a wave of crucial transformations. Yet these impacts affect us all in a differentiated way according to many variables, including gender. This is where Ecofeminism comes in. Why speak about “feminism” and “ecology” in the same theory and practice? Is there really a relationship between the two? I remember that at the
Jordi Manzo Finance Manager Today, June 5th, 2021, we celebrate World Environment Day. This day in particular is a moment of reflection and awareness of the damaged state our planet is in, to understand that we are in a crisis and that we are far from being able to respond as we should, designing solutions in global policies or reaching
PURNIMA JHA INDIA Communications Associate I remember being in Grade 4 when the teachers at my school started raising awareness about the environment in all our classes. We were told about the degradation of the environment across the planet because of the years of exploitation of resources by humans, deforestation, industrialization, among others. What could a bunch of fourth graders
BANGKOK – The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Grand Challenge South and Southeast Asia Regional Hub (S/SEA RIH) announced today the 15 winners of the first S/SEA RIH Call for Innovations. The WE4F Grand Challenge provides technical and financial assistance to companies and organizations that demonstrate scalability of innovations that impact the sectors of water and food, energy and food, or
Atul Mittal Business development director Today’s young dairy farmers are developing innovative ways to revolutionize the entire milk value chain. They are at the forefront of advancing cattle care, increasing crop yields, reducing waste, improving market access, developing novel technologies, and increasing sustainable farming practices across the country. These small and medium dairy farmers come from diverse backgrounds, with unique
By Purnima Jha & Elena Coll Since 2017, we’ve had the support of Shell Foundation in the process of establishing our teams and operations in Kenya and India, as well as in the research and development of productive appliances for our users. On top of that, Shell Foundation has been a significant contributor to the global research on the impact
Wilfrida Macharia Sistema.bio People Coordinator | Kenya It’s a Saturday and this is probably the sixth attempt at writing this article. Finally at 9:43am I got inspired and figured out what I wanted to write. Like most of us, I thought 2020 was going to be my year & the pressure of job searching was derailed when the pandemic struck.
Piyush Sohani Sistema.bio India Country Director Changing perceptions about biogas technology in rural populations Sistema.bio works with smallholder farmers across more than 30 countries globally. We started our work in India in 2018 intending to create value from waste in the lives of farmers across the country. Within two years, we have impacted over 50,000 people across the country and
