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Food security and sustainability are critical themes in today's era of climate change and economic instability. With around 690 million people worldwide facing hunger, the importance of robust and sustainable agricultural practices cannot be overstated. Cross-border agriculture offers a promising solution – integrating farming practices across countries to collectively combat food scarcity and promote sustainable cultivation. It's more than a concept; it's a beacon of hope and resilience in challenging times. This integration can enhance genetic diversity, provide alternative markets for farmers, and bolster our global food system. However, the path to global implementation is fraught with challenges – from regulatory hurdles to disparate access to technology. Delve into our latest blog post to uncover the integral connection between sustainability and cross-border agriculture, the potential implications for the future, and the vital role of international cooperation in this narrative. Understanding and embracing cross-border agriculture could be the key to building a sustainable and food-secure future for all. Full Article found here : https://lnkd.in/gxsHJRDs

Introducing Field News of the Week! 🌍 Join us every week as we take a look at the most interesting stories from the world of sustainability. This week’s stories include: IPP Media expresses the importance of maintaining healthy soil, noting that the cost of land degradation due to poor soil health has an estimated annual global cost of US$6.3 to 10.6 trillion. Sustainable Brands reflects on the Brand-Led Culture Change event, which gathered various stakeholders focused on scaling regenerative agriculture. The event provided a platform to share the latest innovations driving progress in the field. AgriBusiness Global delves into the recent European agricultural policies, such as decisions to withdraw laws and missed opportunities that could threaten soil health and our progress towards sustainability. FarmingUK provides details on the recent announcement by supermarket store, Waitrose, to push towards regenerative agriculture and combat climate change. The retailer said it would support more than 2,000 of its farmer suppliers to switch   to nature-friendly farming practices. All links are included below. Have a great weekend! #soilhealth #agtech #agdata #technology #regenerativeagriculture

💡 What does a climate-neutral agri-food system look like, and what can we do to make it happen 𝐧𝐨𝐰? Climate change is profoundly impacting agri-food systems everywhere, as this key sector is faced with balancing an ever-increasing demand with the need to dramatically cut emissions. To tackle this challenge, Ireland - one of the countries at the forefront of agricultural innovation - is embracing systemic innovation and climate-smart agriculture principles that go beyond technological improvements, in partnership with EIT Climate-KIC. How are we doing this? In partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, we explored the potential for innovation currently untapped, and we mapped 275 practical, high-potential project ideas grouped under seven flagship areas, from carbon farming and biodiversity on farms, to circular bioeconomy to sustainable dairy production. By piloting and scaling connected initiatives under these frameworks, we are creating a robust innovation ecosystem across the country, where lessons are shared and impacts are accelerated. Learn more in our latest article: https://bit.ly/3SzVlpH

Regenerative Agriculture has the potential to reinvent the relationship between consumers, supplies, and our farmer-growers. As a scientist with agricultural roots, I immediately think about the potential implementation of new crops, new rotations, new agronomic management practices, etc. with all the necessary innovation to meet those challenges. I enjoyed learning more about the financial and economic paradigms also necessary to fully realize regenerative agriculture, and now understand the challenges and innovations are not just limited to the crops in the field. I look forward to learning more about, and promoting, regenerative agriculture-related activities of the non-governmental organizations and government agencies in the coming years. https://lnkd.in/gvxXUGyd

Bureau Veritas was well-represented at the recent European Regenerative Agriculture Summit in Amsterdam, with our CER Food Audit Manager Laure-Anne Mathieu and Food Innovation Director Victoria Fuller in attendance.  The event brought together over 550 key players across the food value chain to explore the transition to more sustainable, regenerative agriculture practices. Conversations centred on the need for cross-sector collaboration, data transparency, and innovative financing mechanisms to drive this critical transition. It was a great Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe with critical insights from regenerative farmers, how to build resilient supply chains, and overcoming measurement challenges. As a trusted partner for the agrifood sector, Bureau Veritas is well-positioned to support farmers, agrifood industries and also data providers with solutions to build trust in the transition of our food system. With more than 80,000 experts including carbon, water or biology as the centre of our team expertise, we have the boots on the ground to ensure the transition is happening on the right path. #ShapingaWorldofTrust #LeaveYourMark #ShapingaBetterWorld #OYW2024 #foodsystem #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #SupplyChainTransformation #foodtesting #assurance

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture? What's Your Take? 🌱 Over the past few months, there has been a growing conversation around the transition to regenerative agriculture, and the discussion is quickly moving to the next phase. Some key players in the food value chain, like McCain Foods, PepsiCo, and Unilever, are leading the way by implementing holistic frameworks for their farmers. Others are quickly following, advocating for unified frameworks, standards, metrics, and measurements. But what is regenerative agriculture? A newfangled term or a promising way forward? Many companies promote #RegenerativeAgriculture as a result-oriented approach to improve the impact on #soilhealth, #water, #biodiversity, and #climate. But what this means and looks like in practice will be explored by me and my colleagues Mukaila Olagoke Somoye, Dr. Michael Kühnen at this year's Regenerative Agriculture Summit Series in Amsterdam. We at ELFIN Consulting GmbH are supporting industry players from the Food Value Chain as well as seed and CPP companies in setting, implementing and reporting on commitments and ambitions. We're also excited to go beyond and exchange with the textile companies on their journey towards regenerative agriculture.

Is there hope for our food systems? How can we transform extractive value chains into sustainable ones that support people and planet? 🌱🌍 We were proud to join key conversations at the #Concordia24 Annual Summit during #ClimateWeekNYC as a core programming partner, where our CEO Richard Zaltzman participated in a fireside chat titled ‘Reimagining Food Systems: Scaling Regenerative Agriculture Through Re-engineering Supply Chains’. Together with Sonya Hoo from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), we explored some critical points: 🔹 Rethinking value chains: We must move from ‘business as usual’ to innovative sourcing models prioritising sustainability and resilience. 🔹 Farmers at the centre: Regenerative agriculture must empower farmers as change-makers, giving them the tools and support to lead this shift. 🔹 Cross-value chain collaboration: Transforming food systems is not a solo effort. It demands cooperation between stakeholders across the whole supply chain. 🔹 Scaling through landscape interventions: The initiatives we’re developing in Europe show that multi-stakeholder approaches can work — now we need to see how they can be scaled to new regions. Now, how do we turn these insights into tangible action? What’s holding us back from scaling regenerative agriculture? How do you see different actors coming together in your region to make this happen? We’d love to hear your thoughts 💬👇 #RegenerativeAgriculture #FoodSystems #ClimateAction #ImprovingFoodTogether

💬 In conversation with Patrick Holden, Founder & CEO of Sustainable Food Trust We recently caught up with Patrick to discuss some of the critical factors needed to successfully implement regenerative practices 🚀 Here are our top five takeaways: 🤝🏽 Collective Engagement of Stakeholders: The involvement of stakeholders with practical farming and food system experience is crucial to developing effective agricultural policies. Without this grounding in practical experience, policies risk failing to deliver the intended impacts. 🚧 Barriers to Sustainable Practices: Economic factors are the main barriers to adopting climate-positive and sustainable farming practices. Profitable but extractive farming practices have caused damage, and a comprehensive, globally harmonized framework of metrics is needed to measure and reward sustainable practices accurately. ⚖ Standardized Metrics: Establishing standardized metrics is essential for measuring land sustainability and ensuring a smooth transition to regenerative agriculture. Without this, the proliferation of varied corporate frameworks can lead to public confusion and potential greenwashing. 📖 Importance of Storytelling: Storytelling is vital for engaging the public and driving agricultural transition. Effective storytelling combines emotional and intellectual elements, avoids jargon, and reconnects people with nature, fostering a deeper understanding of their relationship with the environment. 💲 Financial Support and Subsidies: A holistic design of financial incentives and subsidies is needed to support farmers in transitioning to sustainable practices. These should reward climate-positive, nature-friendly, and socially beneficial farming practices, and continuously adjust as the transition progresses. Patrick will be opening this year's European Summit, will you be joining him in Amsterdam this September? 🎫 Ticket prices increase tomorrow at midnight, register today and save up to €400: https://lnkd.in/ejaxuTwn #regenerativeagriculture

🌱 A shared vision for regenerative agriculture 🌎 Regenerative agriculture produces agricultural products while generating net-positive impacts on #soilhealth, #biodiversity, #climate, #waterresources and #farminglivelihoods at both the farm and landscape levels. 📊 To truly scale the transition to regenerative agriculture, we need alignment on outcomes and clear, science-informed metrics that support deeper regeneration and drive lasting impact. The world is increasingly holding businesses accountable for their progress and impacts on climate, nature and equitable livelihoods. 👉 Where can sustainability & procurement professionals go to find the tools and guidance to make this happen? Check our new platform out: https://lnkd.in/dsmUQCp4 This platform, launched during New York Climate week, currently offers resources on accountability and metrics gathered from over 80 companies and agri-food ecosystem actors additional information and tools will be added in the coming months. 🤝 WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development and OP2B convened an unprecedented group to drive business alignment, where 52 businesses and 33 partner organizations are collectively converging frameworks across sectors to accelerate progress in measuring and reporting #regenerativeagriculture outcomes.

If you are a business sourcing from the land sector joining WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development on initiatives such the Regenerative Agriculture Metrics initiatives (RAM) might be one way to ensure your regen ag measurement is aligned with others and based on latest technical insight #regenerativeagriculture