The Circular Economy
The Historical Context.
Our world’s changing climate is impacting access to raw materials and opening opportunities to global agriculture ingenuity not seen in generations. The merger of science and technology to develop controlled agriculture, new energy opportunities, clean water research and waste management will serve as the entrepreneurial feedstock for communities who’ve historically suffered as an exploited labor caste, but not benefitted as owners of farms, land, processing plants, seed genetics, production animals, distributors of crops for food or manufacturing, or as inventors using biomaterials.
The Legacy and Future of Circularity.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has inpired the NIIC team’s advocacy of “circularity” as the most exciting opportunity for MVP economic and business paradigm of this time. The elegance of the philosophy aligns with the cultural legacy of environmental stewardship in indigenous agragrian cultures that many America MVPs come from. The goal of introducing circularity to HBCUs is to reclaim a sense of purpose and pride in careers associated with sustainability, including working in and leading companies that could conceivably generate significant wealth if planned well.
The NIIC’s Approach.
We promote the philosophy and practice of reuse, recycle and regenerate through our Communties as a Practice approach to Post COVID-19 recovery.
Food: Community-owned, locally sourced food coops, urban farming, vertical farming, hydroponics, aquaponics, indoor farming, Agtech startups, et al.
Water: Infrastructure projects, water saving technologies, water reclamation venture startups
Energy: Includes broadband access to high-speed communications that are essential for connectivity, community resources, research, relationships, logistics, transportation and access to opportunities
Health: Includes Covid-19 and post-pandemic data collection, analysis, monitoring and messaging
