Regenerative organic agriculture is getting very popular now as a system of farming to produce safe and nutritious food and a solution to Degenerative agriculture. We all know that the current system of farming is against all the laws of nature. The food produced is laced with synthetic agrochemicals is hot healthy for any living system. In addition the techniques of modern agriculture make farmers dependant on several purchased inputs.
Farming is an extension of natural ecosystem. Humans domesticated a few plant species that were in wild and started cultivating them to meet their food, feed fibre and other needs. Regeneration is integral to farming akin to forest ecosystems. However the greed and short sighted views of humans has reduced agriculture into a set of few chemicals and corporate control. Farmers committing suicide, family farms going bankrupt, loss of topsoil, cruelty to animals and rising incidence of diseases are some of the symptoms of the 21st century.
Though Regenerative agriculture is the solution to address the environmental damage caused by current farming system the concepts are not fully understood by many yet. In many discussion forums and events the scope of regenerative farming is restricted to building soil carbon for carbon sequestration to address climate change. I see regenerative agriculture as a system that empowers farmers. It's not limited to sequestering carbon by adopting sane farming techniques. The purpose of regenerative agriculture is to produce safe and nutrient dense food through methods that regenerate the soil, seeds, waterbodies, biodiversity, ecosystem, economies and the human thought. In this process farmers need to trained to become least dependant on purchased external inputs. A dependant system is not sustainable nor regenerative.
Please find below my recent webinar where I introduce Regenerative Organic Gardening to the urban enthusiasts.
Farming is an extension of natural ecosystem. Humans domesticated a few plant species that were in wild and started cultivating them to meet their food, feed fibre and other needs. Regeneration is integral to farming akin to forest ecosystems. However the greed and short sighted views of humans has reduced agriculture into a set of few chemicals and corporate control. Farmers committing suicide, family farms going bankrupt, loss of topsoil, cruelty to animals and rising incidence of diseases are some of the symptoms of the 21st century.
Though Regenerative agriculture is the solution to address the environmental damage caused by current farming system the concepts are not fully understood by many yet. In many discussion forums and events the scope of regenerative farming is restricted to building soil carbon for carbon sequestration to address climate change. I see regenerative agriculture as a system that empowers farmers. It's not limited to sequestering carbon by adopting sane farming techniques. The purpose of regenerative agriculture is to produce safe and nutrient dense food through methods that regenerate the soil, seeds, waterbodies, biodiversity, ecosystem, economies and the human thought. In this process farmers need to trained to become least dependant on purchased external inputs. A dependant system is not sustainable nor regenerative.
Please find below my recent webinar where I introduce Regenerative Organic Gardening to the urban enthusiasts.
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