44. Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution, with Sarah Langford
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My guest this week is Sarah Langford, author of Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution. She discusses how: The UK’s policy of “public money for public good” is helping farmers to reclaim their role as stewards of the landWe can learn lessons for transforming the food sector from farmers struggling with the transition to regenerative agricultureReforming the agricultural system needs to simultaneously tackle public health, biodiversity loss and food securityLivestock farming (and the diets that supports this) needs to change, but cellular agriculture and precision fermentation have challengesIt is a myth that there is a trade-off between food production (yields) and nature conservation in regenerative farmingKey links Sarah Langford (LinkedIn) Sarah Langford (website) Rooted (book) Radical Activist (poem) Thriving (book) Wayne Visser (website) Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)
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