There are inputs, such as students, subsidies, tuition revenue streams and philanthropic support.
Other inputs such as electricity can be costly and unreliable.
And finally, it is considering the possibility of using anaerobic digestion to deal with other inputs, such as food waste.
Growing and foraging all your calorific needs is a huge task, especially without fossil fuel inputs such as fertiliser.
Unpriced externalities (of carbon emissions, for example) socialize costs while price subsidies for inputs such as water inflate profits.
Inputs, such as electricity (to pump water) and fertiliser, as well as procurement prices, are subsidised.
Accountants, for example, pay state VAT on their physical inputs, such as pens and paper.
It says some current policies, including subsidies for inputs such as synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, could hinder the adoption of more sustainable techniques.
Olam granted interest-free loans to farmers to the tune of US$63.8m, to fund inputs such as fertiliser and seedlings, and production costs.
Farmers' productivity could also increase: their incomes will rise, and this in turn allows for investments into inputs such as fertiliser and seeds needed to boost food production.
Additionally farmers are revegetating, using zero or minimum tillage approaches, recycling nutrients and minimising the need for costly inputs such as fertilisers.
