# ZUMA · Food & Agriculture

# ZUMA

**Country:** Guatemala · Ciudad de Guatemala
**Category:** Food & Agriculture
**Impact Areas:** Mitigation, Circular Economy, Nature-Based
**Stage:** Ideation
**Team Size:** 1
**Website:** —

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## Elevator Pitch
It is primarily based on completely eliminating the burning of sugarcane by creating a comprehensive cycle in which the harvest is used to produce biomass. As a result, it includes a sustainability certification for sugarcane growers.

## Climate Problem
The issue of large-scale emissions is addressed in its entirety; in this case, the excessively high emissions of various gases resulting from the burning of sugarcane during harvest

## Solution
An agreement is reached with the sugar mills to remove all organic waste at no cost, on the condition that I take possession of it to later convert it into biomass, which can then be used to generate energy, produce fertilizer, or serve as biomass for export.

## Revenue Model
Revenue will be generated through the direct distribution of biomass for electricity generation and by creating byproducts from the collected and processed raw material, thereby establishing a comprehensive cycle.

## Target Market
All sugar mills and bioelectricity-generating companies to complete the cycle.

## Social Impact
Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty

## Demand Evidence
Because there is still no solution to this problem other than this one.

## Competitors
I don't have any

## Founder Expertise
I am someone who loves to learn, and I have been doing a lot of research to help develop a sustainable and cost-effective solution for this project.

## External Support
None

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*Source: ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Application · App ID: 7967*
*Ingested: 2026-05-25*