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Circularity tales: From organic waste to alternative proteins

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Circularity tales: From organic waste to alternative proteins AgriLife, a Tanzania-based venture established in 2021, is on a mission to revolutionise sustainability by transforming organic waste into a valuable resource. billion tonnes of waste projected by 2050, as highlighted by the World Bank, a paradigm shift is imperative.

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Circularity Tales: from organic waste to alternative proteins

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billion tonnes of waste lingering out there by 2050 (World Bank), our current system has to change: we need to re-learn how to manage resources, rethink how we make and use products, and reflect on what we do with the materials afterwards. So, to me, circularity is the idea that any resource can be used again and again in a sustainable way.

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Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI

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Food production is both energy and water-intensive (“fun” fact: agricultural irrigation uses 70% of water worldwide ) and with the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050 , it strikes me that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use a bit less water to grow our food.