Series overview:
The UPL Reimagining Sustainability podcast series focuses on the possibilities for climate-positive, sustainable agriculture. We share our experience, talk to farmers on the ground, and collaborate with international stakeholders to discuss how agriculture can make a truly positive impact on the global food chain, local communities and the environment.
Episode 1: Introducing Reimagining Sustainability
About
Agriculture can become a climate-positive industry, making a positive, real-world impact on global sustainability efforts. UPL’s Chief Strategy Officer Toshan Tamhane discusses the meaning behind ‘Reimagining Sustainability’ in agriculture. He outlines how challenges can be overcome, farmers empowered, and meaningful real-world impact achieved.
Guest
Toshan Tamhane, Chief Strategy Officer at UPL, is responsible for driving new business building, digital & analytics initiatives, M&A and proprietary investments. He is leading efforts to launch businesses in sustainability & food systems, initiating partnerships with agri start-ups and driving the analytics/digital transformation agenda. Toshan was also selected as one of India’s ‘40 under 40 leaders’ by the Economic Times.
Show notes
• PNAS - Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates
• United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC) - Food Security and Food Production Systems
• UN IPCC – Climate Change and Land
• Climate Change Post - Drought and heatwave crop losses in Europe tripled over the last five decades