Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health, Food and Environmental Security - J. C. Katyal

Jumped at the idea; never heard of farming concept called RA Found: Rodale Institute proposed RA system of farming in early 1980s; specific focus of RA process is on recovering SH and sustainably enhancing its quality lost due to exclusive/faulty application of modern technologies replacing the historical way of farming; RA is not a technology; a concept responding to enhancement of SH by utilizin. [...] System of RA: Sustainably enhances yield/SH and mitigates CC; channelizes potential of soil biota to: (i) build more soil fertility and physical condition than one expects from other ASAs, and (ii) insulates exit from soil of sequestered atmospheric CO2. [...] Integrate vigorously the functioning of useful soil biology by maximizing return of larger proportion of organic resources; harnessing role of microbiota/bio- stimulants in accelerating in-situ composting of recalcitrant native materials would be necessary to enhance value of organics. [...] Need is there to mainstream RA practice and principles and to create a market for trade of ecosystem services; instituting a policy that supports rewarding (nay subsidizing!) farmers who adopt soil health regenerative practices - infusing resiliency into farming, would be of fundamental necessity. [...] Hence the BSS! BSS Objectives To discuss potential role of OF, ZBNF, LISA, NF, CA in building RA for improving SH, FS and CCC To assess potential economic, environmental, and social gains from the investments on AR4D on RA To generate better understanding on prioritizing R&D efforts on modern and traditional agricultural practices contributing to RA “Dear human! if you don't destroy me, I will giv.