EU: Report Calls for Urgent Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
Agriland reports that a move to regenerative agriculture should be prioritized throughout the implementation of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to a new report from the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC).
Scientists from the council say that restoring biodiversity in soils through regenerative agricultural practices can dramatically increase their ability to store carbon, and help to mitigate the effects of climate change.
This, combined with the fact that it will still be possible to produce sufficient food output for a growing population, are reasons why a move to these regenerative practices should be a priority, the EASAC indicates in its report: ‘Regenerative Agriculture in Europe’.
“If we want to preserve biodiversity, expand food production and at the same time fight climate change, there is no alternative to regenerative agriculture,” said Orsolya Valko of Hungary’s Institute of Ecology and Botany.
The report outlines that large-scale, conventional methods used in the agricultural sector today have a negative impact on soils, eroding them and causing flora, fauna and nutrient loss.
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