Audio Article - What is regenerative agriculture, and how does it coexist with organic certification?
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Welcome to our new series of What The Field audio articles where you can get your fresh news straight from the farm to your ears! Find the complete written article on our blog. The organic certification is based on a list of permitted and prohibited practices, which undoubtedly play a fundamental role in protecting the environment from the more damaging techniques of the conventional system. However, as the results are not measured in the environment, a certified organic farmer may not be regenerating his ecosystem. Therefore the only way to call yourself a "regenerative farmer" is to prove that you are regenerating the soil, the biodiversity and the environment in which you operate.
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