Mission Critical Earth

Sustainable Agriculture - SDG #2, 12, 13, and 15

What is Regenerative Agriculture? As a philosophy and approach to land management, "sustainable" or "regenerative" agriculture asks us to think about how all aspects of agriculture are connected through a web, a network of entities who grow, distribute, and consume goods and services instead of a linear supply chain. It’s about farming and ranching in a style that nourishes people and the earth, with specific practices varying from grower to grower and from region to region.

The terms "regenerative" and "sustainable" agriculture refer to a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems. It focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle,enhancing ecosystem services, supporting carbon sequestration, increasing resilience to climate change, and strengthening the health and vitality of farm soil.

Regenerative agriculture blends sustainable innovation with tradition. As the name suggests, it focuses on literal regeneration of the soil and of the planet’s ecosystems. Regenerative agriculture improves soil, delivers high productivityand high-quality food and helps fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Many of the key practices of regenerative agriculture inter-cropping, where multiple crops are planted together, agroforestry, and integrating livestock, for example have their roots with indigenous farmers who work with the land rather than against it.

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