Circular Business Model for Manure Management
From Waste to Resource: Manure Management and Crop-Livestock Integration for Circular Farming
Columbia University Course: Agroecology - A Natural Climate SolutionConducted a meta-analysis report and examined the environmental, economic, and social impacts of circular manure management practices in the American farm system.
Explored the barriers to adoption and offered recommendations for policy and practice to support the transition to more resilient and sustainable farming systems.
Analyzed the scalability of different existing solutions so investors can clearly understand current barriers to entry within the market.
Opportunities for further data collection and policy reform.
Concluded with actionable next steps to establish baseline sustainability metrics to track progress. Outlined a financial roadmap to incentivize data collection and tracking on farms, taking into consideration farmers’ behavior and current policy.