Regenerative agriculture, water preservation and development of systemic solutions
Our mission
Butterfly 88™ is a company focused on regenerative agriculture, water preservation and the development
of systemic solutions which will encompass the entire ecosystem drivers. Its aim is to enable via its practices
the regeneration of the soils, of the environment and the sustainability of the ecosystems.
Through its services Butterfly 88 aims to restore or create the food independence and boost the
Agricultural production without any chemicals or pesticides which over time are contributing to the
Destruction of the Top Soils and the Sterility of the environment.
Through its practices a clear benefit of the Butterfly 88 solutions is an enhanced conservation of the water,
enabling the reduction of droughts impacts and the preservation of the aquifers on the long run.
Butterfly88 Targets areas which are known for soil deficiencies, scarce natural resources to help recreate Life
even in the most enduring environments.
A Holistic Approach
Butterfly 88 typically works with a 2 steps approach for its clients by conducting first
The Audit Process
The Audit Recommendations
The Tools
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By coming with a detailed reporting on the solution required and by providing a set of tools to implement the solutions recommended based on the learning of the audit
Audits of the existing ecosystem on an 10 pillars approach as pioneered by the Regrarians in Australia
Pilot in regenerative farming, Juntos Farms in Balearic Islands
The Audit Process
Butterfly 88 has partnered with some of the leading experts in the world from United Designers™ to approach the holistic environment parameters as set in the regenerative agriculture principles
1. CLIMATE
2. GEOGRAPHY
3. WATER
4. ACCESS
5. FORESTRY
6. BUILDINGS
7. FENCING
8. SOILS
9. ECONOMY
10. ENERGY
Butterfly88 is following best practises including the Regrarians methodology in its audit process.
‘Regrarians®, the REX®, the Regrarians Platform® and the Regrarians® Logo are all trademarked brands and marks owned by Regrarians Ltd. founding Director Darren J. Doherty – www.Regrarians.org’
The Audit Recommendations
Each Audit is made of 3 reports:
Site assessment , Recommendations, Implementation tools required for execution
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SITE ASSESSMENT
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS REQUIRED FOR EXECUTION
Audit Recommendation example from our partner United Designers.
The Tools
The Seedbank
Butterfly 88 works on its own seedbank and partners with some of the best Seedbanks in the world to offer an extensive catalogue of plants which covers the diversity of the food requirements of temperate to dry Regions
All the Seeds proposed are regularly tested and planted to determine their ability to best meet the challenges of our developing environment
Credit: Clare Trivedi / Kew Gardens MSB
Working the Soils
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The Cover Crops
Butterfly 88 provides a selection of cover crops which will be ideal based on your soils analysis and climate parameters.
These Cover crops will work on soil health, nutriment and water retention as well as directly stopping the need for pesticides in your food production
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The Biochar
The Biochar which offers a unique way to boost plant production.
We work with Biochar productions countries which are close to the country where the Biochar soil enrichment will be implemented to ensure a sustainable and affordable Biochar solution over time.
Such solutions are known to boost the production of food or the development of plants on an accelerated way
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The Mulch Process
Selecting only non acidic non toxic wood to create Mulch, enables :
The retention of water in the soils and the natural reduction of growing weeds and pests in the soils. Butterfly 88 works on providing high quality mulch for large scale production farms
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Mycchorizae
The principles of Mycchorizae and the way it permeates naturally in the soils enable the plants to create a network of connections with the neighbouring plants, exchanging information on resources and
predators.
Micchorizae practices are now proven to be the foundation of healthy ecosystems and
reproducing these in a food production field will greatly improve its efficiency to grow food without Pesticides whilst being highly productive.
Butterfly 88 works on solutions to either Micchorize the soils after plantation or to provide seeds with their own
Micchorized biomes.
Preserving Water and the Water cycle
Micro Irrigation Solutions
Water preservation is undoubtedly the biggest battle of the coming decades, even with the rise of desalination, most of the water used for agriculture in the world today is coming from the local aquifers, in a world where weather is becoming more and more unstable, the replenishment of aquifers is at risk and with it the need to stop old sprinklers techniques and crop circle production is an emergency to preserve water.
Butterfly 88 works with the best experts in irrigation to provide the right solutions and tools for your local environment.
The Team
Among Butterfly 88 Founders you will find experts from different fields in the world of Regenerative Agriculture – Life Sciences – International Businesses as we believe that Regenerative Agriculture is now a must have to ensure the food independence and sustainability of the world.
However as the world is driven by a financial performance model, even before the protection of its natural resources, it seemed imperative to us to have a look at the subject not only with some of the best experts in the field of regenerative agriculture and its solutions , but also in the field of finance and investments returns, so that it becomes a natural movement to migrate the solutions we are implementing on a global scale.
Philippe Kalmbach
CEO and co-founder of Butterfly 88
CEO Wine Source Group
Founding Investor Biotech Quality Group
Promoter and Founder of a Regulated EU Investment Fund
Former President of Polaroid Europe and senior exec Europe Kodak & Lexmark
Expertise in international business from mid cap to Fortune 500 companies
Investor in regenerative agriculture and vineyards
Master in Business-Finance and Business Law
Celine Bannino
Co-founder of Butterfly 88
COO Juntos Farm
Former CMO Strauss Coffee
Former Digital CMO Walt Disney Europe
Founder Butterfly 88
Master in Business with strong expertise in Regenerative Agriculture and Food Tech
Vladimir Malugin
Investor Butterfly 88
Former Chief Commercial Officer Pay U
Former Chairman Paypal Russia
Former VP Marketing Polaroid Europe
Head of Mobile Business Kodak Europe
Master degree in business and Cambridge alumni
Expertise international business and finance