Launch of the European Regenerative Agriculture Community

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

Are you a farmer who wants to learn more about the potential of regenerative agriculture in climate-proof farming?

Are you an expert researching regenerative farming?

Are you involved in a project or network on regenerative agriculture?

Join the AgriCaptureCO2 project team for the online launch of a new European Regenerative Agriculture Community on 22nd November 14h30 CET / 13h30 GBT. We will discuss the potential of regenerative agriculture in Europe and the UK, emphasising the key role played by farmers in boosting the health of their soils and helping society tackle the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. We believe in the power of collaboration and are eager to build a strong Europe-wide regenerative agriculture community – a space for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and solution sharing.

By working with the soils’ natural ability to accumulate and store CO2, farmers could significantly contribute to lowering carbon from the atmosphere, harnessing benefits for their businesses at the same time. The AgriCaptureCO2 project is already working with farmers across Europe and the UK to develop solutions that make it easier and more profitable for every farmer to adopt regenerative farming practices.

In the European Regenerative Agriculture Community, we plan to organise workshops, trainings and farm visits, and bring together farmers, researchers, and other practitionaers interested in learning more about regenerative agriculture.

AGENDA 

14h30 Introduction, Celia Nyssens (AgriCapture WP2 ENGAGE leader)

14h35 What is regenerative agriculture and how can it help farmers and the climate?

Prof Jane Rickson (soil scientist)

Prof Emilio González-Sanchez (Spanish Conservation Agriculture Association / Living Soils)

Dr Caroline Drummond MBE (LEAF)

Bogdan Garalejic (researcher, farm advisor, and AgriCaptureCO2 Serbian use-case lead)

Presentations followed by a panel discussion and Q&A from the audience moderated by Alastair Leake (Games and Wildlife Conservation Trust)

15h25 The digital solutions developed by AgriCaptureCO2, Dr Dragutin Protic (GILAB & AgriCaptureCO2 WP3 DEVELOP leader)

15h45 The European Regenerative Agriculture Community: a new space for exchange and learning

Euan Caldwell (James Hutton Institute – LEAF Innovation Centre)

Joe Stanley (Games and Wildlife Conservation Trust – LEAF Innovation Centre)

Andrew Ferguson (Waitrose)

Adam Baucza (TerraNostra Foundation)

Panel discussion and Q&A from the audience moderated by Rebecca Davis (LEAF)

16h25 Concluding words, Celia Nyssens (AgriCapture WP2 ENGAGE leader)

16h30 Close