Regenerative agriculture combines them in circular ecosystems essentially, the animals feed the plants, and the plants feed the animals.
In today’s conventional farming approach, crops and livestock production are typically kept separate. These are put into practice under a general, guiding principle of integrating all the farm’s operations as far as possible. Keeping the soil covered with crops as long as possible.Maximising biodiversity, both animals and plants.Here are the 5 principles of regenerative agriculture: And global corporations including EIT Food partner Danone (6) and General Mills (7) have invested multi-million-dollar budgets in regenerative suppliers. The campaigning Rodale Institute has partnered with companies including Patagonia to launch Regenerative Organic Certified, a certification scheme for food, fibre and personal care products (5). With policymakers and food industry leaders looking for innovations that will secure sustainable food supplies (1), organisations in countries including the US, Brazil and India, are planning to have millions of acres turned over to regenerative methods (2,3,4). Thinking more holistically, they increase the resilience of their farms to extreme weather events and climate change, boosting the sustainability and vitality of their rural communities in the process.
With this in mind regenerative farmers work to actively change the way they farm by increasing biodiversity, enriching soils, improving watersheds, and enhancing the health of livestock and wildlife. Given the damage already inflicted on the natural environment, merely “sustaining” our ecosystems may not be enough to offset climate change and ensure long-term productivity of farmland.
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