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Terviva Announces Strategic Partnership With Mitsubishi Corporation
With Mitsubishi Corporation’s partnership, Terviva marks a key milestone in the advancement of a pongamia tree-based business platform that sinks carbon, improves small-holder livelihoods, and creates a new source for biofuel and food.
How Naveen Sikka Of Terviva Is Helping to Promote Sustainability and Climate Justice
According to the University of Colorado, “Those who are most affected and have the fewest resources to adapt to climate change are also the least responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions — both globally and within the United States.” Promoting climate justice is an incredibly important environmental responsibility that is slowly becoming more and more recognized.
A New Superfood From Hawaiʻi And The Future Of Food Security
The connection between food security, food production and the climate crisis has become crystal clear. We know food systems are both major contributors to and impacted by climate change...
How Terviva is Using a “Miracle Tree” to Embrace Regenerative Agriculture and Empower Farming Communities Around the World
In celebration of Earth Month, PBFA looked to feature a member making tangible, innovative contributions to the field of sustainability. And by any measure, trailblazing start-up Terviva fits the bill...
Pongamia Trees Offer a Sustainable Alternative to Palm Oil
Palm oil and soy are two of the world’s largest drivers of deforestation, with the former destroying almost 25 million acres of forests in Indonesia and 47% of tree cover in Malaysia. A new method from agriculture company Terviva offers a climate-friendly alternative to both...
All the Best Foods and Drinks We Tried in March 2023
We couldn't be happier than spring has finally sprung—and with it comes the chance to try all kinds of fabulous new treats...
These ‘supertrees’ grow a climate-friendly alternative to palm oil
On a former sugarcane plantation in Oahu that was abandoned for decades, rows of trees now grow in the degraded soil. The trees—called pongamia—aren’t new to...
Top 3 Plant-Based Food Trends Fresh From the Expo West Showfloor
The energy and excitement around plant-based foods was palpable at Expo West 2023 in Anaheim, California. The go-to tradeshow for new innovation, leading trends, and expert insights on the natural product space...
Foodtech at Expo West, part two: From animal-free dairy to fat… the final frontier for alt meat?
In part two of our whistlestop tour of foodtech startups exhibiting at Expo West, we look at players from Brightseed, which is exploring novel bioactives for gut health, to Epogee, which has found intriguing new...