Earthworm<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@larryneufeld" class="u-url mention">@<span>larryneufeld</span></a></span> </p><p>To elaborate a little bit more profoundly:</p><p>Agricultural management that aims to increase soil carbon content can be a very meaningful tool for a variety of reasons.</p><p>First, what is good for carbon, is (in most cases) good for the soil:<br />- soil rest<br />- no over-fertilization with mineral N<br />- reduction of pesticide use<br />- cover crops<br />- C-rich amendments<br />- diverse and deep-rooting crops<br />- agroforestry<br />- proper* livestock management<br />...</p><p>All things that integrate perfectly with smallholder agroecological farming systems.</p><p>But since we live in late-stage capitalism, "Carbon farming" does not refer explicitely to the abovementioned techniques, but to the entrance of finance investors into farming, high-tech, AI-assisted remote sensing and large, industrial farming corporations that will have an advantage over smallholders when tapping the revenue streams.</p><p>So, the article is spot-on.</p><p>* yes, here I am a bit vague, but the pros and cons of holistic grazing will be another thread<br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CarbonFarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallholderFarmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmallholderFarmers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agroecology</span></a></p>
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Earthworm<p>Agroecology is a social movement originated by peasant farmers in the global south but nowadays spread over the whole world.</p><p><a href="https://agroecologyfund.org/what-is-agroecology/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agroecologyfund.org/what-is-ag</span><span class="invisible">roecology/</span></a></p><p>One of the main organizations is <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ViaCampesina" class="u-url mention">@<span>ViaCampesina</span></a></span> .</p><p>And agroecology is a field of research where scientists combine the most advanced interdisciplinary knowledge of agricultural ecosystems (I am a soil microbiologist and work with botanists, entomologists (insects), agronomists, food chemists, but also sociologists and economists) with the applied understanding of farmers and indigenous people to develop and promote sustainable farming techniques and a transformation of the food system.</p><p>This is because from a scientific point of view, the industrial food system has way too many disadvantages, destroying the planet, society and our health.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroecologicalTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AgroecologicalTransition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agroecology</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoodSystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RegenerativeAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RegAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrganicAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OrganicAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeasantFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeasantFarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallholderFarmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmallholderFarmers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeasantAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeasantAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthyFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HealthyFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agroecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViaCampesina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ViaCampesina</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://expressional.social/@notsoloud" class="u-url mention">@<span>notsoloud</span></a></span></p>
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