Regenerative agriculture for the environment and to improve crops

Throughout the XNUMXth century, there was a huge increase in agricultural produce mainly following the "Green Revolution" which fulfilled promises and increased food production and nutritional security. At least in large parts of the world. At the same time, the agricultural revolution exacted a high price from the ball. Now is the time to change the attitude

In order to prevent the deterioration of the soil and the natural environment, there is an urgent need to focus on the development of agriculture that will lead to an increase in crops without contributing to warming and without harming the environment, processing and growing methods that will be defined as regenerating agriculture.

Normal and conventional agriculture is one of the causes of climate change and damage to biological diversity, changes and damage that the time to correct is running out, with the aim of reversing the direction A study was published which is considered one of the largest in the subject of "renewable agriculture". The research supports the idea of ​​agricultural technologies that will be sustainable and positive for the environment. According to the research, improving and increasing the diversity of species in agricultural farms can improve and increase crops. A finding that has implications for conventional processing and farming methods.

Promises

Throughout the XNUMXth century, there was a huge increase in agricultural produce mainly following the "Green Revolution" which fulfilled promises and increased food production and nutritional security. At least in large parts of the world. At the same time, the agricultural revolution exacted a high price from the ball, since in a situation where half of the areas suitable for living are occupied by agricultural areas About a million animal and plant species are in danger of extinction.

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Routine and accepted processing methods such as: fertilization with chemical fertilizers, use of insecticides and deep plowing have caused a chain of negative results such as extreme pollution of soils and water, according to the assessment About 25% of the agricultural areas in the world were damaged, and moreover, agriculture "contributes" About 24% of the gas emissions that cause warming. That is: an urgent and significant change is required in the agricultural systems.

Improving the environment while increasing the yield

It turns out that managing and changing agricultural methods to "renewable-agriculture" will not only reduce the environmental damage but also improve the state of the environment and at the same time enable the supply of food to a growing population and the creation of improved living conditions and the creation of improved living conditions for farmers,

In order to implement renewable agriculture, an approach that combines food production with environmental conservation is needed, a unique approach in which, for example, there will be a large variety of plant species around and in agricultural fields, an approach in which the natural control of insects and weeds will be integrated, a combination that will improve crops and at the same time improve the condition of the natural environment and the soil, A farmer who switches to renewable agriculture will start by planting trees and bushes around and between the crops (agroforestry). Such a combination will increase carbon absorption and contribute to the fertility and health of the soil and the preservation of biological diversity. Such a combination will lead to the development of resistance to pests and diseases which will again lead to an improved yield while saving up to the point of completely preventing the spread of herbicide and insecticidal toxins.

This is not a new approach as traditional indigenous farmers are engaged in this and do not know how to call it renewable agriculture. For example, the processing methods of the Aztecs in Mexico,

who grew vegetable and fruit species on artificial islands, a growing method that is considered sustainable today, who grew vegetable and fruit species on artificial islands, a growing method that is considered sustainable today.

Today, more and more farmers are reaping success and improved harvests as a result of switching to renewable agriculture, for example coffee growers in Costa Rica switched to growing coffee in semi-shade by combining equatorial tree species in the plantations, a transition that gained momentum about 20 years ago when it became clear that the coffee bushes that grow In the shade of the trees they yield fruit with an improved aroma and taste, the coffee plantations in which about 50.000 species of local trees are combined are today home to about 150 species of birds and serve as a migration corridor for many animals.

The importance and benefits of the transition to renewable agriculture is clarified In the Aquiares survey where the reviewers show the increase in yield together with the improvement of soil quality and a significant improvement in the state of the natural environment.

About 35% of the agricultural land is cultivated in small farms For them, the transition to renewable agriculture may seem difficult, the volatile movement in crop prices and the increased vulnerability due to climate change create a situation in which farmers struggle to make a living, therefore, in order to invest in the transition to renewable agriculture, it is necessary for them to have full confidence that the transition will indeed be profitable, only with the help of clear data, knowledge And with talent the transition will succeed. Therefore it is appropriate that those who bear the expenses of the transition should not be the same farmers but a combination of all the factors in the food supply system, the food giants, the retailers and of course the central government must help, support and invest in the promotion of renewable agriculture

By direct support and by higher payment for crops coming from renewable agriculture fields, governments and intergovernmental bodies must update policies in which rural development programs will support farmers and in which incentives will be given to farmers who switch to renewable agriculture. Economic systems and investors must join the effort by investing in renewable agriculture, at the same time it is appropriate to educate consumers so that they choose correctly the food grown in renewable agriculture.

Civil society plays an important role in promoting renewable agriculture through research and promoting technological programs that will connect farmers directly to markets and consumers. Renewable agriculture is an opportunity to turn one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and the climate into a solution, a solution in which farmers who produce food will benefit and the natural environment will prosper and flourish.

So much for the research and I will add that: despite the advantage and the need, it is not clear how renewable agriculture will be implemented in the huge areas of uniform agriculture.

Interestingly, here too it turns out what is accepted by more and more researchers, scientists and even public figures, that instead of controlling the environment for the sake of the human population, it is appropriate to control the human population for the sake of the environment.

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