The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announced on March 25 the first five ‘lighthouse’ demonstration projects funded by the UK’s Accelerate-to-Demonstrate. Biomass gasification is among the most promising options for tea, as it can reduce emissions, lower energy and cultivation costs, improve fertilizer efficiency, and increase productivity.
The Kenya project, led by Compact Syngas Solutions and supported by Co-REGEN-Supivaa and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, utilizes technology critical to greening the tea industry and documenting a scalable path for industrial decarbonization.
Joining us today from London is Co-REGEN co-founder and CEO Aarti Shah. We discuss the challenges in the tea industry, focusing on innovation, oversupply, and regeneration. Aarti emphasized the importance of systems thinking, collaboration, soil health, and modern technologies, such as gasification and biochar, for its potential to improve soil quality. We also discuss the need for government policies that promote tea and foster a strong consumer-driven business culture in Kenya.
BIO: Aarti Shah advises companies on environmental, climate, and social impact through circularity, regeneration, and frugal innovation. She likes to say that she does not shy away from complexity. As a former senior executive at Thomson Reuters, she oversaw operations in developed and emerging markets across the financial, professional, and scientific sectors. Aarti graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in French and computer science. She serves as the Board Chair of Third Horizon Earth and consults part-time for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
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