Regenerative agriculture key to future-proofing food sector , says EIT Food The world s largest Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, says regenerative agriculture is vital in helping the world’s biggest foods brands achieve their net zero plans and meeting consumer demand for sustainable products.
It has just joined the new European Carbon+ Farming Coalition established by the World Economic Forum’s CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal.
According to EIT Food, the project aims to decarbonise the European food system, while maximising other benefits such as soil health and farmer resilience. It will take a farmer-centric approach to focus on increasing the uptake of regenerative and climate-smart agriculture practices, identifying the roadblocks to adoption, designing solutions with economic, practical and ecological benefits to farmers.
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Unilever defines Regenerative Agriculture Principles: ‘Without consensus it’s difficult to have alignment… it was important to start the work’ By Katy Askew Unilever has gone live with new Regenerative Agriculture Principles (RAPs), a framework that outlines ‘five priority areas’ the company says are ‘in most urgent need of action and where we can generate the biggest impact’. FoodNavigator spoke to Giulia Stellari, Sustainable Sourcing Director at Unilever, to learn more.
There has been mounting buzz about the potential of regenerative agriculture to reduce the negative impact of food production on the health of the planet.
While there is not currently a definitive definition of ‘regenerative agriculture’, the phrase is widely used to refer to practices including minimum or no tillage, reducing the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers, crop rotation, well-managed grazing
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Unilever defines Regenerative Agriculture Principles: ‘Without consensus it’s difficult to have alignment… it was important to start the work’ By Katy Askew Unilever has gone live with new Regenerative Agriculture Principles (RAPs), a framework that outlines ‘five priority areas’ the company says are ‘in most urgent need of action and where we can generate the biggest impact’. FoodNavigator spoke to Giulia Stellari, Sustainable Sourcing Director at Unilever, to learn more.
There has been mounting buzz about the potential of regenerative agriculture to reduce the negative impact of food production on the health of the planet.
While there is not currently a definitive definition of ‘regenerative agriculture’, the phrase is widely used to refer to practices including minimum or no tillage, reducing the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers, crop rotation, well-managed grazing