Why it's an example of the circular economy

Connect the Dots is creating a circular economy for food by supporting local farmers as they transition to regenerative practices - farming that works with nature. This results in the production of high-quality local food that:

• builds soil health

• promotes biodiversity

• helps to tackle climate change

• reduces farmers reliance on synthetic fertilisers and pesticides

São Paulo municipality buys produce from these local farmers at 30% more than the market value to incentivise the transition to regenerative practices.

Today, 160 farmers are involved in the project and around 40% have fully converted from conventional to organic or regenerative practices, with a goal of 50% having done so by June 2021. The project is funded via Bloomberg Philanthropies 2016 Mayors Challenge, and cost approximately US$2.5M.

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