THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Realities of regenerative agriculture

Authors

  • John Ikerd University of Missouri, Columbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.001

Keywords:

Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability, Farming, Economic Sustainability

Abstract

First paragraphs:

Regenerative agriculture is the latest phrase in the sustainable agriculture movement (Mer­field, 2019). Many early advocates have become disenchanted with the concept of sustainable agri­culture. Some claim it has been co-opted, misused, and essentially made useless by the defenders of industrial agriculture. However, regenerative agri­culture faces the same risks if it is not defined in terms that ensure agricultural sustainability.

Others claim that sustainability is “not enough”—that we need better farming systems than we have today. They fail to recognize that farm systems that are not “good enough” are not sustainable. Authentic sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without diminishing opportunities for the future (Ikerd, 2011). An agri­culture that does not meet the needs of the present is not good enough—for present or future generations. . . .

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Author Biography

John Ikerd, University of Missouri, Columbia

Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Econom­ics

Portrait of John Ikerd

Published

2021-02-03

How to Cite

Ikerd, J. (2021). THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Realities of regenerative agriculture. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 10(2), 7–10. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.001

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