03. ESTABLISHING REGIONAL BIO-INPUTS PRODUCTION CENTERS
"The future can't be predicted but it can be envisioned and brought lovingly into being. Systems can't be controlled, but they can be designed and redesigned."
- Donella Meadows
Budget (USD)
(USD) – total: 550.000
First Phase Needs
(USD): 175.000
Type of Project
Impact investment
Timeframe
3 years
Geographical Scope
Guanacaste
Partners
Biofutura, Coopepilangosta, CTPs, Huerta El Macho, Semeillon, Kokopelli, Obregón Lab
Target
Private companies start-ups
WHAT DOES THIS PROJECT DO?
It develops, creates, and produces inputs for regenerative agriculture: compost, pest control, micro-organisms, plants, saplings, and seeds. It promotes, markets, and distributes high-quality products, continually researching and innovating product lines.
HOW IS IT GOVERNED?
It is governed under a corporation or limited liability company (board of directors, employees). It applies auditable quality standards.
Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals
WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?
It is a cluster of complimentary limited liability companies formed by entrepreneurs and the University for International Cooperation (UCI). It is also a network of research laboratories and study centers.
HOW IS IT VALIDATED?
By evaluating its productivity (turnover versus costs and investment), impact on productive units- customers, innovations in products, processes, and business models, the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, increased jobs, and reinvestments.