202 Sven Verwiel - How to unlock the potential of syntropic agroforestry in East Africa

A conversation with Sven Verwiel of ForestFoods, a Kenyan based premium produce brand, about the potential of syntropic agroforestry in Kenya, and what we can learn from the over 40 years of experience in Brazil and what is needed to apply it at scale in the local East African context as well as why is the African continent the crucial and most interesting place to apply regenerative practises.

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Chapters

• 2:14 Why are you doing what you are doing? Why Soil?
• 8:17 How do you bring syntrophic to East Africa?
• 17:34 How does a syntropic agroforestry system with cereals (maize, for example) integrate?
• 31:49 What should smart investors, who are interested in syntropic agroforestry look out for?
• 34:34 What would you do if you were in charge of a 1B investment portfolio tomorrow morning?
• 42:17 What can we do, what is ForestFoods?
• 1:02:18 What do you believe is true about regenerative agriculture that others don’t believe to be true? Inspired by John Kempf
• 1:05:09 If you could wave a magic wand and change one thing in the agriculture industry what would it be?
• 1:10:15 What about influencing water cycles and local climates?