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>