I've felt the full-grain leather's weight and traced the grain of high-quality Italian calfskin. Our sector is stunning, but there's a dark side that goes against the principles of sustainability and circularity held by Europeans.

The cautionary tale for the rest of us in AgTech is this: Don't forget the farmer in the field.

There is more to innovation in agriculture than just moving quickly. Sometimes, running entails slowing down to a jog so that you can gather power for the road ahead.

At the core of this invention, however, is something more profound – a philosophy that pushes us to reconsider garbage as a resource that is just waiting to be reclaimed rather than as a means to an end.

The proof is in the pudding. In one potato trial, two parent plants with modest yields (33g and 29g) produced a “boosted” offspring generating a remarkable 682g—a 20× increase!

Many have burned their fingers with new technology, abandoning ship as a result. One has to play the long game to reap the rewards of long-term investments through compound interests.