VRM Terraform provides solutions for transforming organic waste into regenerative climate solutions. The company focuses on processes that convert waste streams into valuable outputs, as highlighted by their work with organizations like the Djarum Foundation. Their offerings aim to address environmental challenges through waste management and resource recovery.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Conventional agricultural practices often lead to soil degradation, nutrient depletion, and reduced water retention, necessitating increased use of synthetic fertilizers and irrigation. Reliance on green plant photosynthesis alone can deplete soil reserves over time, leading to erosion and decreased agricultural productivity.
Solution
Terraform Science provides a bio-agritech ecosystem that leverages over 40 proprietary biotech patents to regenerate soil health and promote sustainable agriculture. The company's technology transforms organic waste into high-quality soil amendments and bio-fertilizers, stimulating bacterial photosynthesis to capture carbon and produce water within the soil. This process enhances nutrient availability, improves water retention, and increases crop yields, even in drought-affected areas. By focusing on bacterial photosynthesis, Terraform Science enables continuous carbohydrate production, independent of sunlight, leading to accelerated carbon sequestration and topsoil formation.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes farmers, land managers, and governmental organizations seeking sustainable solutions for soil regeneration, improved crop yields, and carbon sequestration.
Features
- Patented continuous fermentation process using IR and other radiation to stimulate bacterial photosynthesis.
- Production of HumiSoil® and XLR8 Bio® bio-fertilizers from organic waste.
- Technology to unlock 'trapped' phosphorus and increase nutrient availability in the soil.
- Drought buffering technology that creates and holds soil water, even in times of zero rainfall.
- Soil carbon sequestration technology that captures carbon emissions at an accelerated pace.
- End-to-end ecosystem leverages circular models of waste management and regenerative agriculture.
- Drone-based hyperspectral data and satellite-based hyperspectral/LIDAR data for soil carbon verification.