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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

Koen van Seijen
Regenerative Agriculture
Soil Health
Climate Change
Food Systems
Xylella Fastidiosa
Sustainability
Syntropic Agriculture
Achiever Mindset
Centropic Agroforestry
Impact Investing
Builders Vision
Lukas Walton
Chemical Agriculture
Cacao Source
Biodiversity
Mindfulness
Leadership
Chinampas
Indigenous Knowledge
Nutrient Density

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast features the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.

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Regenerative agriculture really works. Data shows that the ability of crops, from planting to harvest, to withstand weather shocks (50-year droughts and floods happening every year, anyone?) correlates very strongly with regenerative agriculture prac... more

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Seeds, seeds, seeds. It all starts with power and who controls the seeds. But who is actually building scalable companies in this space? Today we have one: a decentralised seed company in Uganda that only works with indigenous seeds, is farmer-owned,... more

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Why are we completely ignoring our biggest organ, our skin? The skin care and cosmetics industry is a 200 billion industry and growing fast, often with great margins. Most of it is filled with barely legal chemicals, but there is a fast-growing natur... more

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Carbon is life, not the enemy. And in this wide-ranging conversation with the legend that is Paul Hawken, we get into all of it. Paul is an activist, entrepreneur with Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration and prolific writer who started a natura... more

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Recent Guests

Emmanuel Luwemba
Co-founder and director of Eden Seeds
Eden Seeds
Episode: 412 Emmanuel Luwemba – Disrupting the seed monopolies in East Africa
Pierluigi Scordari
Leader in natural and regenerative skincare
NMB Natural (private label skincare company)
Episode: 411 Pierluigi Scordari - Skin care: the profitable Trojan horse for regen ag
Paul Hawken
Activist, author, entrepreneur; started Drawdown project and wrote Regeneration and Carbon, The Book of Life
Author and environmentalist
Episode: 410 Paul Hawken – Carbon is life, not the enemy
Olusola Sowemimo
Founder of Ope Farms, TEDx speaker
Ope Farms
Episode: 409 Olusola Sowemimo - How a Nigerian lawyer built a profitable organic farm with standards, data and community
Ivan Mandela
CEO of SHONA Capital, impact investor
SHONA Capital
Episode: 408 Ivan Mandela - Unicorns can wait, African farmers can't
Tania Rodriguez Riestra
Investing professional focused on blended finance and regenerative food systems
Episode: 407 Tania Rodriguez Riestra - Systems change investing done right
Neal Collins
Founder of Hamlet Capital
Hamlet Capital
Episode: 406 Neal Collins – Agrihoods for free-range kids: a Trojan horse for regenerative agriculture
Sylvia Banda
Entrepreneur and food systems innovator who has trained over 60,000 smallholder farmers in Zambia.
Founder of Silver Food Solutions
Episode: 405 Sylvia Banda - How she trained 60,000 farmers and transformed Zambia's food system
Joe Tomandl
Founder of the Dairy Grazing Alliance and expert in regenerative dairy practices
Dairy Grazing Alliance
Episode: 404 Joe Tomandl – CAFOs have caught up, can regenerative dairy still win?

Host

Koen van Seijen
Host of the show, focused on regenerative agriculture and food investments and related ecosystem-building initiatives.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 360 ratings
  • Best podcast I’ve found so far

    Thank you Koen for sharing these empowering and exhilarating stories about how humans can be a driving force for restoring water cycles and soil and get a beautiful and abundant world

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    1e1a
    Germany7 months ago
  • Listen!

    Great podcast full

    Of vital guests and information need for a regenerative future.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    D3hl
    United Statesa year ago
  • Essential Listening

    Koen has amazing energy to do so many amazing interviews! Plus he follows up with key contributors regularly for updates. An invaluable reference source.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    $Ranger16
    Canada2 years ago
  • One of the best A++++

    Excellent guests, excellent subject matter, excellent questions. A+++ BUT - please do your best not to interrupt your guests. It really kills the flow of ideas. Let them finish what they are saying without barging in - and sorry but it is often with little added value. Your questions are great but your interjections are really annoying.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gfol70
    Canada2 years ago
  • Fantastic resource

    Just a fantastic resource for anyone working in the sector. The segments on transition finance for Regen were filled with good ideas.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Danhabfan
    United States2 years ago

Listeners Say

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Broad range of expertise among guests is a major selling point for those seeking diverse perspectives in regen ag.
Host asks strong questions and follows up on key contributors, making it a valuable reference for investors.
High-quality guests and deep dives into regenerative finance and food systems.
Thoughtful, well-researched discussions with practical investor-oriented insights.
Some listeners note interruptions during interviews; improving flow could enhance the listening experience.

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#245
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#92
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Apple Podcasts
#101
Chile/Business/Investing
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#198
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

410 Paul Hawken – Carbon is life, not the enemy
Q: If you had nine zeros to invest, what would you prioritize to advance regenerative agriculture?
Investing in education for farmers globally, enabling peer-to-peer learning and farmer-to-farmer exchange, which Hawken believes is the most powerful and scalable approach to spreading regenerative practices.
410 Paul Hawken – Carbon is life, not the enemy
Q: What have you seen inside big food companies as they respond to regenerative ideas?
He notes that procurement and CFO-level concerns dominate, with some sincerity but also inertia; the challenge is moving past token mentions of regeneration to real, system-wide changes in land use, inputs, and supply chains.
410 Paul Hawken – Carbon is life, not the enemy
Q: How did you get into environmentalism? Why did you decide to write specifically a book on carbon and to double click on such a decisive word?
Paul explains that carbon has been fetishized and misunderstood, and that the real task is to understand carbon's role within soil, canopies, and ecosystems rather than treating it as a standalone enemy; the goal is to move beyond simple blame and explore system-level regeneration.
412 Emmanuel Luwemba – Disrupting the seed monopolies in East Africa
Q: How do you balance biodiversity with business viability?
By keeping multiple varieties in cultivation, training farmers to save and multiply seeds, and creating demand through education while ensuring prices are fair and reflect the value farmers contribute to the seed system.
412 Emmanuel Luwemba – Disrupting the seed monopolies in East Africa
Q: What is the main opportunity you saw that led to Eden Seeds?
The opportunity was recognizing that seed diversity and farmer empowerment were being weakened by reliance on expensive hybrids, and that a decentralized, farmer-owned model could rebuild seed sovereignty and support sustainable, regenerative farming.

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The show centers on investing in regenerative agriculture and food, spotlighting investors, entrepreneurs, and practitioners who aim to rebuild soil, ecosystems, and local communities while delivering fair returns. Across recent episodes, the conversations span fund design for landscape-scale restoration, place-based finance for agrihoods, regenerative brands, food systems transformation, and policy-driven barriers and opportunities. A notable throughline is the emphasis on capital as a tool for systemic change—whether through patient debt-first financing, cooperative ownership ideas, or new funding models that preserve mission and scale. The format often blends practical finance, on-the-ground implementation, and policy context, making it ... more

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Recent guests on this podcast include:

1. Emmanuel Luwemba
2. Pierluigi Scordari
3. Paul Hawken
4. Olusola Sowemimo
5. Ivan Mandela
6. Tania Rodriguez Riestra
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