A Philanthropic Theory of Transformation Cultivating Change: Accelerating and Scaling

With science and knowledge, scalable practices, and inclusive social change processes, agroecology and regenerative approaches represent some of the most viable and systemic responses to emergencies and interconnected crises, such as climate change. [...] Cultivating Change: Accelerating and Scaling Agroecology and Regenerative Approaches 3 The scale of opportunity and need requires greater investment Policy, research, governance, funding, and financial flows need to shift from the most harmful practices — chemical intensive monocrop agriculture, industrial meat and fish production, and ultra-processed foods. [...] Through a comprehensive co-design process with partners on-the-ground in key geographies and who have long histories of supporting landscape transitions, we have developed an extensive list of Cultivating Change: Accelerating and Scaling Agroecology and Regenerative Approaches 9 acceleration and scale mechanisms and levers.13 From that, areas and ideas for philanthropy and others to best catalyze. [...] 14 We are using the 13 principles of agroecology to define “deep” regenerative 15 Cultivating Change: Accelerating and Scaling Agroecology and Regenerative Approaches 12 ● A Q2 2024 convening to discuss and define acceleration levers, mechanisms and needs, including cross-regional collaboration and early communications and narrative work. [...] Philanthropy has a role to play connecting and coordinating to support and enhance the many collaborations, alliances, and movements aiming to accelerate regenerative and agroecological approaches.