At CPI, we combining the science of Circularity and Regeneration into a Circular-Regenerative productive
agri-food system.
Our Mission:
Advancing science-based innovative solutions for circular-regenerative agriculture through partnerships.
The Problem We Are Solving: Our food systems today use about 50% of global arable land and 70% of global fresh water, with 70% contribution to terrestrial biodiversity loss, 80% deforestation, 78% eutrophication, and 29% emissions while wasting one-third of the food we produce. Solving these inefficiencies is what drives our purpose and zeal for agri-food systems transformation that is based on scientific evidence and practical local practices.
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We waste one-third (1/3) (1 out of every 3kg of food produced globally) after using all of these natural resources, with adverse implications on people, planet, and economy. This is over $1 trillion every year, with increasing cost of production, especially among small and medium farmers.
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Our Approach: At Circular Planet Institute (CPI), we combine the science of circularity and regeneration into a single approach called circular-regenerative food systems. We believe solving today's climate, resource, and food security challenges demands systems transformation that closes resource loops while restoring ecosystems and building resilience at the same time.
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Our Solution: We do this by deploying scientific models and tools that combine the science of circularity and regeneration to measure and guide production systems to improve circular-regenerative productivity that accounts for both system benefits and burden to nature, with market linkage through our verification program that provides value addition for premium.
WHAT WE DO
Building circular‑regenerative model farms
Building productive and profitable circular‑regenerative model farms that integrate soil health, water management, biodiversity, resilience, and resource efficiency that delivers benefit to people, economies, and planet.
Providing implementation tools
Providing implementation tools—the Circular Agriculture Model, CAP App, and the Verified Circular‑Regenerative™ Standard—to guide, measure, and certify outcomes.
Supporting farmers and partners
Supporting farmers and partners through research, advisory services, research, and capacity building.
Enabling market access
Enabling market access through traceability, verification, and data‑driven insights.
FOUNDER'S NOTE
Dr. Isaac Mpanga
Founder, Circular Planet Institute
I grew up on a farm in Ghana where my father practiced circular agriculture as illustrated in the image below—a place where soil wasn't just dirt, it was life. My journey from a farm in Ghana to becoming a classroom teacher, scientist, and executive has been driven by local knowledge, science, purpose, and a deep desire to transform food systems from linearity to closed loop circularity and regeneration.
After completing my MS in Crop Sciences and PhD in Agronomy at the University of Hohenheim (Germany), I joined the faculty at the University of Arizona and led USDA-funded research programs. I later worked with global leaders like PepsiCo and Yara North America, applying scientific insights to real-world agriculture at scale, incorporating local knowledge through a scientific lens. The reason circular agriculture is not a common practice in our food systems today remained a question I look to change through innovation and science with local and internations partners, which became the genesis of the Circular Plant Institute.
I founded CPI in 2022 to bridge the gap between academic research and practice for global impact where productivity in our food systems is measured to reflect actual effieciency and contributions of all inputs and outputs whiles accounting for both the benefits and burden to nature. The only way we can trasform agri-food systems into a more sustainable one is by measureing actual efficiencies or inefficiencies that helps identify areas that need improvements for real actions.
PhD, Agronomy
University of Hohenheim, Germany
Faculty, Univ. of Arizona
Commercial Horticulture & Extension
Industry Leadership
PepsiCo & Yara North America
Author
Circular-Regenerative Book
The CPI Global Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee is a voluntary, multidisciplinary body composed of distinguished experts from around the world. Members bring deep scientific, technical, and industry expertise across soil science, agronomy, ecology, climate modeling, watershed management, biodiversity conservation, and regenerative systems design.
This committee provides critical scientific guidance and rigorous peer‑review of all models, indices, and decision-support tools developed at the Circular Planet Institute. Their independent evaluation ensures that CPI’s frameworks meet the highest standards of scientific integrity, transparency, and technical robustness.
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Through ongoing review, consultation, and collaborative refinement, the Advisory Committee strengthens CPI’s ability to deliver credible, evidence‑based tools that advance circular, regenerative, and climate‑smart agricultural transformation globally.
Partners & Collaborators
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