Cquesta
Leveraging the natural ability of plants to sequester carbon in soil globally while delivering resilient crops to farmers
The Cquesta Approach
Cquesta is uniquely positioned to solve two problems:
- Crop Stress: Weather is becoming more extreme, and in order to maintain and increase food, fiber, and fuel, production, we need to optimize crops for resilience, not just yield
- Lack of Scalable Carbon Removal Solutions: Additionally, it will not be enough to simply decarbonize global economies - we need to draw down and remove legacy emissions prioritizing solutions that are scalable and available today
Here’s how:
Through roots, Cquesta is delivering solutions to both
- Resilient Crops: Deeper and bigger roots make crops more resilient - they are better able to access nutrients in the soil, water from lower in the water table, and early rooting vigor dramatically improves chances of a high yielding crop
- Carbon Removals: They also remove additional carbon - generally speaking, root biomass is about 40% carbon, so growing more biomass draws down more carbon, and putting it deeper makes the storage more durable
The elegance of Cquesta's solution is that we're deploying this technology in cash crops that farmers already plant today so it will not require behavioral change and everything is additional
Cultivating Deep Roots for Sustainable Agriculture.
We believe that the future of farming lies in generating deeper and more resilient roots, which promotes crop resiliency and soil health. We will enable seed companies and their farmer customers to utilize existing farming practices with superior plant traits and genetics to ensure a more sustainable, resilient, and profitable future while contributing to a healthier planet.
Our Mission
Our mission is clear- to leverage the natural ability of plants to create deeper roots, which in turn sequesters carbon in soil with greater permanence at a global scale.
Our carbon cycle is out of balance. A mere 2.5% improvement in the natural uptake of carbon dioxide (e.g., increasing soil organic carbon pools) achieves the same results as a 50% decrease in human emissions.
At Cquesta, we believe a small improvement in the natural environment’s existing capabilities is not only the better plan but the more impactful approach.