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Feeding the Earth
A Manifesto for Regenerative Agriculture
Daniel Baertschi
11,00€ – 16,00€
Also available in French and German
A simple, lively book that provides a comprehensive overview of regenerative agriculture: its history, its fundamentals, its applications in the field and its future.
Description
How can we produce and consume food without harming our planet? What needs to be done to ensure that people have affordable and healthy food? With examples from his own experience and written in straightforward language, the author demonstrates how agriculture and the food industry must change if we’re to restore our planet to health. Discover regenerative agriculture and learn how we can all support it to make our soil fertile again and transform food production into a means of protecting the environment and easing the positive impact on climate change.
Excerpt
The author
Daniel Baertschi is a pioneer in regenerative agriculture and food production. He has had many years of experience in organic farming and development cooperation, and has been involved in agricultural projects in over 50 countries on 4 continents. After serving as director of Bio Suisse, he now works as consultant to farms, companies and organisations, providing advice and support on issues related to sustainable food production.
Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One – An unsustainable food system?
How it all began
Farming for Life
At a dead end
Chapter Two – More than sustainable: regenerative agriculture
Principles are more important than definitions
Positive effect on the climate
Soil: the most precious resource
Animals protect the Earth
Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people
Regenerative economy, regenerative society
Chapter Three – From Field to Fork: making the agricultural economy regenerative
From Vision to Practice
The way of the future
Rethinking training, advice and research
Developing and investing in farming in a regenerative way
Making good use of Digitalisation
A regenerative trading system
Making the best use of natural resources
Agricultural policy and structures
Transparency and control
Nutrients instead of calories
Conclusion
Critics
Additional information
| Weight | 150 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15,6 × 2 × 23,4 cm |
| ISBN French print | 978-2-493291-00-4 |
| Number of pages French | 88 |
| ISBN English print | 978-2-493291-03-5 |
| Number of pages English | 78 |
| Language | English, French, German |
| Format | Digital, Paper |
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