Driving Questions
How much of the agricultural industry is industrial farming vs smallholder farming?
The updated estimates are that there are more than 608 million family farms around the world, occupying between 70 and 80 percent of the world's farmland and producing around 80 percent of the world's food in value terms (Source)
What is the size of investment in regenerative agriculture by region?
Approximately USD 50 billion (to date) globally
The report’s authors estimate that some $700 billion of investment in regenerative agriculture in the next 30 years could not only return $10 trillion, a return on investment of 14.3 times but could mitigate nearly 170 Gigatons of CO2 emissions (GtCO2e). To put that into context, in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade, per the IPCC’s recommendation, we need to remove between 100 and 1,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while we’re still emitting between 39 and 45 GtCO2 per year. (Source)
What is the annual size of the agri industry?
The global agriculture market is expected to grow from $9602.79 billion in 2020 to $10181.92 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6%. (Source)
How is agricultural impact distributed throughout the world in term of Carbon emissions?
How is the global GHG emissions distributed over different sectors (AV)
Energy (electricity, heat and transport): 73.2%
Direct Industrial Processes: 5.2%
Waste: 3.2%
Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use: 18.4%
Emissions by sector - Our World in Data
How many calories are consumed per day globally? (AV)
Between 2750 and 3000kCal per day per capita
How does regenerative agriculture differ from sustainable agriculture or organic farming?
Organic farming is a clearly defined practice focused on NOT using certain inputs. It has externally certified NGOs that define and supervise the practice. The other two are approaches that are losely defined.
What is the price sensitivity for food in the era of excess?
What does regen agriculture mean for farmers in terms of revenue?
Average revenue increases
What percentage of the population is calorie or nutrition at risk? (AV)
After steadily declining for a decade, world hunger is on the rise, affecting 9.9 percent of people globally. From 2019 to 2020, the number of undernourished people grew by as many as 161 million, a crisis driven largely by conflict, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Hunger: Key Facts and Statistics 2021 | Action Against Hunger
What impact does agriculture have on the water cycle?
Vast majority of clean water is used in agriculture
What impact does agriculture have on the carbon cycle? (AV)
if regenerative agriculture were practiced on all 3.5 billion tillable acres of land in the world, could sequester 40 percent of total CO2 emissions. What is more, they argue that regenerative agriculture would not experience a decrease in yields or farmer profits
Regenerative vs. Industrial Agriculture - A Solution to Climate Change? - WhyHunger
Regions that get hit by double whammy higher temperatures and drought, kills soil and life so Food waste is the perfect solution for them, what about the cold regions and areas, how can we use food waste as compost in there? SA Reforming the question: How can we manage Food waste and compost them on cold regions. In areas where the temperature is very low? SA
Maybe: Using Vermi Compost. And by metabolic process.
How does government regulations play into regen agriculture in different parts of the world?
Breakout by country here
What are the consumer requirements trending towards in terms of regen agriculture in different parts of the world?
Consumer impact (Not that strong relevance imo)- here
What is the average distance a calorie travels before consumption?
It is estimated that the meals in the United States travel about 1,500 miles to get from farm to plate. (Source)
What is the current size of agricultural subsidies globally? SA
3.1 percent of GDP in the Southeast Asian country. Neighbor Indonesia had the second-highest agricultural subsidies in the survey at 2.9 percent, followed by China at 1.6 percent of GDP
What is the role of land rights in dictating the current agricultural system?
It depends on the location US 60% owner operated, 40% rented source
How does regenerative food impact chronic disease (AV)
Evidence is growing that it impacts human health and non-communicable diseases in two ways
Decrease use of pesticides which has positive impact (source) on Alzheimer's, dementia, liver and kidney diseases, and lymphoma.
Increased nutrient density which allows for more nutritious food with fewer calories (source) impacting obesity and heart disease.
What are some of the disadvantages of Regenerative agriculture? (AV)
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Regenerative Agriculture - CropForLife
What percentage of greenhouse gases (GHG) dues Regenerative agriculture aims to reduce and what is the impact on climate change?
What is the difference in yield for regenerative agriculture vs industrial agriculture? (AV)
Depends on the crop.
https://ourworldindata.org/agricultural-production
Soil Lifespan data: https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans
What are the benefits and cost of transitions to a regenerative system? SA
Access to new product markets, improve long term agricultural values, and increase ecosystem services.
Can the regenerative agriculture system uphold a high level of ambition and integrity? SA
Scaling up the regenerative agricultural is very ambitious and it would consider making a big transformation to our current food system but the problem is that we might get diluted or losing its integrity.
What are the means that the organizations and firms looking for in order to measure regenerative Farms- Agriculture? SA
Evolutionary, Systemic, Integrative, Functional.
Healthy Soil observes Water and Carbon dioxane. And bad Soil releases them, can we reuse the released Water and Carbon from the bad soil (Can we store them)? SA
Yes by following the process: Infiltration, Erosion, Sedimentation, Insolation.
In Order to maximize awareness in people minds regarding regenerative agriculture, we need to implement steps for that, what are those steps and how can we do it? SA
create educational curriculum, campaigns, and media to raise awareness and empower individuals to purchase food that support healthy soils.
Do we understand the obstacles and the barriers in regenerative agriculture in order to be able to scale them and eventually implement their solutions? SA
Answer below.
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