COGITO Talks… What in the World is the Tropical Economy?
About this episode
The episode explores how tropical regions can become engines of sustainable growth and innovation through community-led projects and leveraging natural resources.
Imagine a world where rural and tropical regions aren’t struggling backwaters, but breeding ground for fresh ideas, new jobs and sustainable growth. According to OECD’s Rural Innovation Pathways, rural innovation isn’t just a smaller copy of what happens in cities, it’s different: rooted in community‑led projects, adaptive agriculture, renewable energy, social enterprises and creative responses to local needs. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/rural-innovation-pathways_c86de0f4-en.html The “tropical economy” vision isn’t pie‑in‑the‑sky, it fits squarely within OECD’s roadmap for leveraging natural capital, innovation and place‑based assets to build resilient, inclusive, future‑oriented rural economies. In today's episode of our #FromtheGroundUp series, Betty-Ann Bryce (OECD) sits down with Ingo Plöger (CEAL), for a conversation to explore how tropical regions, with abundant natural resources, rich biodiversity and favourable climate, can become engines of sustainable growth, innovation and resilient rural development. Have a listen and find out what in the world is the Tropical Economy! Ingo Plöger is a Brazilian-German engineer, entrepreneur and business leader deeply engaged…
People in this episode
Host: Betty-Ann Bryce
Guest: Ingo Plöger
Topics covered
- tropical economy
- rural innovation
- sustainable growth
- community-led projects
- natural resources
- resilient development
Keywords
- tropical economy
- rural innovation
- sustainable growth
- community projects
- natural capital
- adaptive agriculture
- renewable energy
- social enterprises
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OECD, CEAL
Books & works: Rural Innovation Pathways
Places: Brazil, Europe, Latin America
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