295 Mateusz Ciasnocha and Maria Virginia Solis Wahnish – From EU Soil Mission to Pope Francis, how to change local and state agriculture and food policies

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

A conversation with Maria Virginia Solis Wahnish and Mateusz Ciasnocha, both involved in the Farm of Francesco. Maria Virginia is founder of Drink Matera, while Mateusz is the CEO of European Carbon Farmers and member of the EU Soil Mission board. We discuss why it is so important to connect with policymakers and how to actually do that, the importance of farmers' education and a very detailed answer to the 1 billion euro question to enable many more people to get involved in farming. And what has Pope Francis to do with all of this?
How connecting with those who shape our policies can start with a simple visit to a local farm? We delve into the power of personal actions to instigate systemic change, encouraging policymakers to experience the daily life of farmers, paving the way for more grounded and beneficial agricultural policies. The episode culminates with an exploration of the symbiotic relationships between farmers, policymakers, and investors and the transformation of communities through a billion-dollar vision that places technology, collaboration, and human ingenuity at its heart.
This podcast is part of the AI 4 Soil Health project which aims to help farmers and policy makers by providing new tools powered by AI to monitor and predict soil health across Europe. For more information visit ai4soilhealth.eu.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

This work has received funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant numbers 10053484, 1005216, 1006329].

This work has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

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Chapters

1. 295 Mateusz Ciasnocha and Maria Virginia Solis Wahnish – From EU Soil Mission to Pope Francis, how to change local and state agriculture and food policies (00:00:00)

2. Why are you doing what you are doing? Why Soil? (00:02:15)

3. What is the one key thing you would like policy makers to understand about regenerative food and agriculture? (00:38:57)

4. What should smart investors, who want to invest in reg ag and food look out for? (00:50:50)

5. What would you do if you were in charge of a 1B investment portfolio tomorrow morning? (00:56:55)

6. What kind of role do you see for (open source) technology? (e.g. satellites, AI and remote sensing, new finance structures)? (01:02:17)

7. What would you do if you were in charge of a 1B investment portfolio tomorrow morning? (01:05:47)

8. If you could wave a magic wand and change one thing in the agriculture industry from a sustainability point of view, what would it be? (01:15:17)