What is the problem ?
Fertiliser application needs to be balanced according to the needs of the soil but often nitrogenous fertilisers tend to be overused.
What is the solution ?
Bring on-line potash deposits in various parts of the world. This will reduce geo-political risks and stabilise prices
What is the evidence?
The team behind Millennial Potash is advancing a large scale potash development along Gabon’s southern coast.
What is the caveat?
Developing potash projects takes time and skills.
What should organisations do ?
Fertiliser companies across the world can discuss with Millennial Potash for off-take arrangements.
Sections
Section 1: First 10 minutes : About Farhad Abasov and this potash project.
Section 2: Next 25 minutes: The importance of potash in food security.
Section 3: Last 30 minutes: About implementing this potash project.
Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise
www.regainparadise.org (www.regainparadise.org)
Guest: Farhad Abasov, Chairman Millennial Potash
https://millennialpotash.com/ (https://millennialpotash.com/)
Date : 21st December, 2025
10 Nov 2025
# 105 All good things come to those who wait.
What is the problem ?
China is the largest market for meat and seafood and in places like Hong Kong per capita consumption of meat is close to US levels.
What is the solution ?
Chinese food entrepreneurs must come up with new products and this has to be supplemented by local governments pushing on multiple fronts: ecological farming, traditional food, reducing food waste.
What is the evidence?
There is vibrant entrepreneurial activity, mainstream investment and interest among young customers.
What is the caveat?
Alternative proteins will take time to be accepted by demanding Chinese customers.
What should organisations do ?
Organisations – both public and private – need to be patient. Customers cannot be forced into choosing.
Sections
Section 1: First 10 minutes : About Tao and how he got into investing in food.
Section 2: Next 15 minutes: About the changing food habits in China.
Section 3: Last 25 minutes: Trends in Chinese food innovation.
Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise
www.regainparadise.org (www.regainparadise.org)
Guest : Tao Zhang, Founder and Managing Director , Dao Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzhang1/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzhang1/)
https://www.daofoods.com/ (https://www.daofoods.com/)
Date : 9th Nov, 2025
18 Oct 2025
# 104 The lessons from CGIAR
What is the problem ?
The funding crisis will exacerbate at the exact time when the impacts of climate change will aggravate.
What is the solution ?
Improved practices, irrigation, seeds and preservation of nature.
What is the evidence?
Seeds resilient to climate change which show no yield loss
are being developed and being adopted by farmers.
What is the caveat?
Emissions in sectors such as energy and transport have to come down first. If they don’t the agriculture will come up against hard limits to adaptation.
What should organisations do ?
Organisations both in the public and private sector, need to accelerate research and deployment of climate technologies.
Sections
Section 1: First 10 minutes : About Aditi and how her work led to policy changes in India.
Section 2: Next 40 minutes: About CGIAR’s work in climate change.
Host :
Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise
www.regainparadise.org (www.regainparadise.org)
Guest :
Aditi Mukherji, Principal Scientist International Livestock Research
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-mukherji-696bbb2b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-mukherji-696bbb2b/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cv7woCMAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.cgiar.org/aditi-mukherji/)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cv7woCMAAAAJ&hl=en (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-mukherji-696bbb2b/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cv7woCMAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.cgiar.org/aditi-mukherji/)
https://www.cgiar.org/aditi-mukherji/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-mukherji-696bbb2b/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cv7woCMAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.cgiar.org/aditi-mukherji/)
Date : 18th October 2025
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