Publication: Farmer Led Regenerative Agriculture for Africa
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2020-08-03
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Downforce Trust
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UCL Institute for Global Prosperity: London, UK.
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Abstract
Regenerative Agriculture offers the potential to
create a new farming future for Africa. The radical
transformation of our agricultural systems presents
the opportunity to revive ecosystems, amplify
biodiversity and improve dietary diversity, positive
impacts that will cascade across sectors and create
new pathways to more prosperous, resilient and
sustainable futures (Moore 2021).
The window of opportunity to undertake such
a transformation is now. The future of industrial
agricultural practice looks bleak, with food
production oriented around market growth and
global food security through high yields. These
contribute to the erosion of ecosystems, depletion
of biodiversity, reduction of dietary diversity and
vulnerability to future climate extremes (IPCC 2018;
IPBES 2019). When coupled with population growth,
weak financial and welfare systems, widening
inequalities and the persistence of malnutrition,
humanity’s future and its relationship with the planet
looks dire. The need for an alternative farming
future premised on Regenerative Agriculture has
thus never been more imperative.
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Dietary Diversity, Agricultural Practice, Agricultural Systems, Biodiversity, Ecosystems