Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Team Leader

JaNay Wooten

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

One-line solution summary:

Pick up trucks that send products to local farms, rather than trucks traveling all over the country.

Pitch your solution.

Delivery Service
- Sending a pick up truck to the farms to acquire products from local farms without them having to deliver to a location
  - Less Carbon as it should reduce the use of motor vehicles used in distribution
Farming Consultants
- Experts that aid in giving farmers ideas on the best potential crops to produce on their land and also those that can be produced but not available locally, exotic products
  - If farmers produced more exotic products, it reduces the need to ship these things from other countries, reducing the carbon produced by additional transport
  - Adds incentive to farmers to make exotic products as such things can be profitable despite a drop in price because more people will be capable of buying it

What specific problem are you solving?

We are solving the worlds problem with sustainable food systems and reducing the carbon footprint.

Experts that aid in giving farmers ideas on the best potential crops to produce on their land and also those that can be produced but not available locally, exotic products

What is your solution?

If farmers produced more exotic products, it reduces the need to ship these things from other countries, reducing the carbon produced by additional transport

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Adds incentive to farmers to make exotic products as such things can be profitable despite a drop in price because more people will be capable of buying it

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Scale practices and incentives for larger farmers and ranchers to decrease carbon emissions, land-use change, nutrient runoff, or water pollution

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge and your selected dimension.

Experts that aid in giving farmers ideas on the best potential crops to produce on their land and also those that can be produced but not available locally, exotic products
- If farmers produced more exotic products, it reduces the need to ship these things from other countries, reducing the carbon produced by additional transport
- Adds incentive to farmers to make exotic products as such things can be profitable despite a drop in price because more people will be capable of buying it

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

San Francisco, CA, USA

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

Dang Dan Daniel

Solution Team:

JaNay Wooten