LAND
Find, partner on or manage selected agricultural and forestry opportunities.
Humus L&L AG · Switzerland
We invest in land. We regenerate it. We build valuable businesses from it.
Humus is a Swiss operating platform developing agricultural and forestry opportunities into resilient, productive and regenerative businesses.
01SoilBiological function
02WaterRetention & cycles
03ProductionBiological outputs
04ValueConnected markets
One connected system
Humus develops land, biological production and value chains as one system. Ecological resilience and economic value can reinforce each other.
The operating model
One operating model. From land to long-term value.
REGENERATE
Improve soil function, water cycles, biodiversity and resilience.
PRODUCE
Develop food, medicinal herbs, natural fibres, timber and other products from the land.
BUILD VALUE CHAINS
Connect farms and forests to processing, brands, materials, hospitality and industrial buyers.
CREATE VALUE
Build resilient cash flows, stronger assets and measurable improvements to natural capital.
Regeneration
Regeneration is not an add-on. It changes how land performs.
Healthy landscapes can retain more water, support greater biodiversity, reduce dependency on external inputs and increase resilience to heat, drought and extreme rainfall.
Humus integrates these functions into the operating logic of the land.
Understand regeneration ↗What we build
One landscape can create multiple value streams.
Humus develops businesses around the biological potential of each landscape rather than forcing every opportunity into the same model.
01 / 06Illustrative pathway · adapted per project
Food
Regenerative food production and value chains designed around the biological potential, culture and market opportunities of each landscape.
A possible brief
A food brand exploring a traceable grain or legume ingredient, with cultivation, processing and quality requirements planned together.
Start with your need
Which ingredient, specification and annual volume do you need—and by when?
Discuss this opportunity Illustrative development possibilities. Products, volumes and delivery dates depend on project feasibility and agreement.Landscape→
production→
processing→
market
Active development
Focused geographies. Long-term regional platforms.
Today our public development focus is concentrated in Italy and Kenya. The stage differs by market, but in both geographies Humus is developing partnerships, land opportunities and value chains.
Current public development footprintItaly · Kenya
Current focusTwo geographies. Two distinct stages.
01IT · 42.8°N · 12.5°E
Italy
Development pipeline
A curated pipeline of agricultural assets and operating opportunities is currently under evaluation and development in Italy.
LandFoodHerbsFibresHospitality
02KE · 0.0° · 37.9°E
Kenya
Co-creation
Humus is co-developing large-scale regenerative land and supply-chain opportunities with local and international partners in Kenya.
LandRegenerationSupply chainsFood systems
Development status describes current project activity and does not imply ownership or operational control of land unless explicitly stated.
Humus combines field experience with applied research, monitoring and external expertise.
The objective is not to label land as regenerative, but to track how soil, water, biodiversity, production and resilience evolve over time.
Ben David BieriFounder & CEO
About Humus
Swiss structure. Project-specific expertise. Long-term perspective.
Humus L&L AG is a Swiss-based operating platform building regenerative land and biological value chains.
We assemble the right specialists around each landscape, product and market opportunity, from agronomy and ecology to processing, cold chain, logistics, materials, fashion, science and market access.
LeadershipBen David BieriFounder & CEO · Strategy, origination, partnerships & investment
Project teamsBuilt around each value chainSpecialists selected for the geography, biological system, operations, supply chain and commercial objective
Insights
Ideas from the field.
Operating modelSeven questions before evaluating a regenerative land project↗Value chainsFrom harvest to ingredient: the decisions that matter for a brand↗Operating modelRegeneration is an operating model, not a label↗
Watch & reflect: Kiss the GroundWork with Humus
Different partners. One operating platform.
Humus is designed to connect landowners, long-term capital, brands, industry, research and philanthropic partners around real landscapes and durable biological value chains.
01Landowners
Turn land into a stronger asset over time.
We develop operating models that connect regenerative management, production and market access around the potential of each landscape.
Discuss a land opportunity02Capital partners
Access selected opportunities linked to land.
Humus originates and develops opportunities where natural capital, operations and differentiated value chains can reinforce each other.
Explore investment dialogue03Brands & industry
Build traceable regenerative supply chains.
From food and herbs to fibres and timber, we connect production to premium commercial demand over the long term.
Build a supply chain04Research partners
Use landscapes as applied learning systems.
We create field environments where applied research, monitoring and operations can inform each other over time.
Explore applied research05Foundations & philanthropy
Three starting points for shared benefit.
Support local skills, ecological restoration and shared knowledge through a programme shaped around your mission.
Explore philanthropic collaboration