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Regenerative Agriculture

  • December 3, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Regenerative Agriculture

Subject: Environment

Context: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on “Climate Change and Land” listed Regenerative agriculture as a ‘sustainable land management practice’ that focused on ecological functions and “can be effective in building resilience of agroecosystems.”

Concept:

  • Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming system that focuses on soil health, food quality, biodiversity improvement, water quality, and air quality.
  • It is a method of farming that improves the resources it uses,rather than destroying or depleting them.
  • It is often also referred to as — agroecological farming, alternative agriculture, biodynamic agriculture, carbon farming, inclusive nature farming, conservation agriculture, green agriculture, organic regenerative agriculture and sustainable agriculture.
  • Regenerative agriculture adheres to the following principles:
  • Minimise soil distribution through conservation tillage
  • Diversify crops to replenish nutrients and disrupt pest and disease lifecycles
  • Retain soil cover using cover crops
  • Integrate livestock, which adds manure to the soil and serves as a source of carbon sinks.

Benefits:

  • Improves soil health through practises that increases soil organic matter, biota and biodiversity.
  • Enhance water holding capacity and carbon sequestration.
  • Reduces erosion, facilitates retention and nutrient cycling.
  • Provides habitat for diverse species and is beyond sustainability.
  • Builds resilience and mitigates the effects of extreme weather caused by a changing climate.

How is regenerative agriculture being different from other similar practices?

Conservation AgricultureSustainable Agriculture Agroecology FarmingRegenerative Agriculture
– based on three principles — zero tillage, crop diversification and rotation.

– preserve soil organic matter and moisture.

– promotes nutrient cycling and helps the prevention of pests and diseases.

– supports sustainable land management, environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

– 20 to 50% less labour-intensive and contributes to reducing GHG emissions.

– ensures food production through resource efficiency, making farming economically viable and improving farmers’ quality of life.

– However, the term ‘sustainable’ implies maintaining the status quo.

– Sustainable farming practices aim to use only the resources that are available.

– a holistic approach that enables interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment.

–  It brings equity to the food system by offering people a choice over both production & consumption.

– shares commonalities with sustainable agriculture.

– works on the premise that healthy soils are the foundation of regenerative agriculture, which in turn enables the symbiotic relationship between plants and soil microorganisms living in the soil.

– It is open, as there cannot be a one-size-fits-all approach to soil regeneration.

Environment Regenerative agriculture

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