03 / Reduce environmental impact of agriculture

Why it matters

The global population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050. Modern agriculture is essential to feed this growing population, but efforts driving scale can also accelerate climate change, deforestation, and pollution. Globally, agriculture is the second largest producer of greenhouse gases and the largest consumer of water. We invest in companies that are driving a shift from ‘more to better’ in agriculture, meaning better use of land and resources, more regenerative practices, and win-win solutions for the diverse needs of people and our planet.

What if we could fill our grocery carts with carbon-neutral produce, grown with dramatically reduced farming inputs? What if we could teach corn to extract nitrogen from the air like a soybean plant, enabling us to enjoy tortilla chips made without chemical runoff or excessive emissions? What if new technologies made it profitable for farmers to sequester enough carbon to remediate the effects of climate change?