''Regenerative agriculture is key to realizing soil health'', Dr Sieglinde Snapp, Director, Sustainable Agrifood Systems, CIMMYT
Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH)
The main objective of CA4SH is to improve soil health globally.
Soil health and agrobiodiversity are growing in prominence in climate action conversations. CIMMYT as a CG international research center is dedicated to working closely with public private and civil society partners to address scaling soil health options such as balanced use of organic and inorganic nutrients to sequester carbon, conserve water and nutrients for adaption, and extension innovations that put farmers in the driving seat.?
Regenerative agriculture is key to realizing soil health. This approach requires nature’s solutions as highlighted at a panel hosted by Kew Gardens, and at a conversation hosted by CIMMYT on VACS, the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils. Inclusive agrodiversity that promotes options that meet women’s needs was an important topic, as regenerative agriculture must be 'deep' or in other words Gender and Socially inclusive.?
Nitrogen was on many agendas, which is overdue. The launch of a nitrous oxide hub we hope will raise awareness of this potent greenhouse gas. Green ammonia and improving fertilizer efficiency were singled out as important research investments by the Climate Impact Platform’s Breakthrough Agenda report. CIMMYTs MasAgro long-term trials in Mexico and other countries have quantified GHG emissions and shown that nitrous oxide?excess is related exponentially to very high yield environments, highlighting the need to reduce?fertilizer specifically at the highest yield levels and to target low and moderate yield areas with integrated approaches and advisory services.
Together we can support farmer-led innovations and listen well to our partners to guide our actions as we prepare for COP30.?
Sustainability Strategy | Founder @ Tea Rebellion | Speaker | Moderator | MBA (Distinction)
2 个月Also think this is great- but with extension services largely dismantled how can we reach farmers in remote areas to support the transition though? We just launched a cross industry project for Regenerative organic tea farming to do just that for tea
Global Research Leader: Soil and Land Health at World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
2 个月This is so great! Emerging ag inc. CGIAR International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Regenerative farmers are often early adopters of new technologies for collecting data so they will lead the way in techniques for improving soil health. Getting techniques like #ecoacoustics into the mainstream will be more of a challenge, but the science is there now.