Tag: Agroecology
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Mi version of Regenerative Agriculture is Agroecology!
Great to see the interview article by Paul de Vries published online! I received many positive reactions from readers. But also some questions around my definition of regenerative agriculture. Paul and I had a long, deep and inspiring discussion that he managed to convey in a couple of thousand words masterfully. One aspect that is…
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Beyond CO2
In times of global warming and biodiversity loss, it is important to identify where and how can animal production be part of the solution. So-called ecologically intensive grazing systems of South America, relying on native grasslands and rangelands provide multiple ecosystem services of local and global importance. However, studies that focus exclusively on CO2 emissions…
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Preparing a documentary
From 13 to 17 February 2023 we travelled the ‘pampas’ of Argentina documenting what happened after 30 years of having introduced GMO cultivation in Argentina. Have yields increased? Pesticide use declined? Production costs reduced? Nature been saved? I don’t want to be a spoiler. Watch this upcoming documentary of Zembla on BNNVARA TV on 13…
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The AReNA Innovation Platform
When I arrived in Groningen in mid 2020, a group of farmer advisors, knowledge brokers and farmers from the North of The Netherlands contacted me, in my quality of ‘newly arrived’ professor of Agroecology at Groningen University. We soon started brainstorming around establishing a collaborative research/ communication st ratty to foster agroecology, regenerative and nature…
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Agroecology in large-scale farming
Is it possible to rely on the principles of Agroecology to design more sustainable farming systems in the large-scale, mechanised and export oriented agricultural sector? This article explores how, and what needs to happen in terms of research. Full article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.584605/full Summary Agroecology promises a third way between common global agriculture tradeoffs such as food…
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Regenerative agriculture – agroecology without politics?
Agroecology and regenerative farming have a lot in common, in the view of many, or nothing in common, in the view of others. The question seems to be to what extent does regenerative agriculture embrace the political aspects of sustainability and resilience that are central to the Agroecology movement. But there is more than one…