Farming of the future

Regenerative agriculture is said to be the farming way of the future. It is believed that switching to regenerative agriculture methods minimises carbon emissions, promotes biodiversity, protects the soil, and ensures agricultural sustainability

- Jyothi Laldas

With food security at the forefront of many discussions and interventions around South Africa and the world, regenerative agriculture may be the solution to many of the challenges being faced by prime food producers, farmers.

Described by the Regenerative Agriculture Association of Southern Africa as farming with nature rather than against nature, there is no one definition of regenerative agriculture.

WHAT IS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE?

According to Regenerative International, regenerative agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that regenerate soils by restoring the carbon cycle, the water cycle and the nutrient cycle and, in the process, produce nutrient-dense foods while restoring the soil’s other crucial ecosystem services.

Regenerative agriculture is farming in a way that improves agricultural ecosystems by farming with nature rather than against it. Along with increased yields and resilience to a variable climate, regenerative agriculture strives to rebuild and restore ecosystem function.

LEADING THE MOVEMENT

At the forefront of regenerative agriculture in South Africa is RegenZ, an independent, family-owned agriculture services business based in KwaZulu-Natal.

With over 30 years of experience in the local agriculture sector, RegenZ represents and commercialises innovative agricultural and crop production technologies in South Africa, with a focus on regenerative or environmentally beneficial solutions for commercial and smallholder farmers.

RegenZ specialises in creating markets at the commercial and smallholder level and developing attractive propositions for the introduction and success of innovative agricultural technology.