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"Nature wants to repair itself and to keep moving. And we do lots of stuff to create obstacles. That can't happen." - Jack Algiere, Chief Agroecology Officer at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, on this week's episode of System Catalysts. Listen to Jack's conversation with co-host English Sall about what working with nature can teach us about managing an ecosystem of changemakers.🎧: https://lnkd.in/e5srz2Ug

Even in the most artificial environments, you can form a relationship with nature. The same principle applies to systems change! By identifying key stakeholders and their roles and connections within the ecosystem, you can drive impactful change. As the Chief Agroecology Officer at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, Jack Algiere is an expert at forming connections—with crops and the people around him. His secret? 💡 Embrace complexity and allow it time and patience to take root and flourish. 🎧 Listen to this episode to learn how to harness this philosophy in systems change: https://lnkd.in/e5srz2Ug

New episode out today 🌱 An inspiring discussion with Antony Pearce about his successful transition to regenerative agriculture. Inspired by pioneers such as Gabe Brown, Elaine Ingham, and John Kempf, Antony has been implementing what he calls 'hardcore regenerative' on his farm. He tells us about the biggest challenges he faced, his most innovative practices, the Soil Capital carbon program, and much more. Listen to the full episode here: https://linktr.ee/deepseed I would love to know your thoughts about this conversation, let me know in the comments 🙏

In the Agribusiness Matters Townhall, Chhaya Bhanti shared a beautiful anecdote of her interaction with an agroforestry champion. When she asked how many trees does he have, his response was the following: "I don't measure just the way I don't measure what I feed my sons, which son I feed more. I don't measure at all. Whenever you measure something you diminish its importance." At Agribusiness Matters, one of my main mission is to explore systems thinking in food and agriculture and this conversation with Chhaya was truly multidisciplinary in the truest sense of the word. It felt like a chicken soup to the soul. Link to the complete podcast in the first comment.

Join us on Feb. 9 to explore the cosmos of food commons in theory and practice via the example of Voedselpark Amsterdam. Today is the last chance to register: https://lnkd.in/dS6eaiD4

"If you look across the country, there are a lot of businesses that grew out of the farm as a vertical integration play to expand in the marketplace. They were lifestyle businesses run by families, yet very few of those places have a transition strategy." Philip Taylor of Mad Agriculture joins the podcast this week to share how he and the team are building Mad Markets to roll up legacy processors to enable regenerative supply chains. Don't miss this episode! #regenerativeagriculture #investing #farming

Exciting news! Discover Wandile Sihlobo’s new book, “A country of two agricultures”. It offers fresh insights into South Africa’s divergent farming sectors. Delve into the persisting disparities rooted in history, while also exploring future possibilities. Sihlobo’s blend of agricultural and political economy perspectives creates a comprehensive understanding of the challenges. This book equips stakeholders with tools to navigate this duality, fostering growth, competitiveness, and food security in the black farming segment.

🌿 We are thrilled to see Alain Vidal - Senior Advisor Biodiversity and Regenerative Agriculture, Quantis - speaking at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Series in Amsterdam from September 3-5! Join us for a roundtable on how to integrate biodiversity and nature into climate strategies. In this session, you will hear how leading brands are taking a more holistic approach and incorporating nature into their climate and sourcing strategies: 1️⃣ What does this look like in practice? 2️⃣ Setting realistic KPIs for biodiversity and utilising tools to monitor and verify impact? 3️⃣ Overcoming barriers to action including challenges with engaging supply chain actors and driving actual impact on-the-ground 4️⃣ Navigating water risk: Strategies for addressing usage, wastage and scarcity #RegenerativeAgriculture #sustainability 

Lets get this book 💯 " A country of two Agricultures"

Agroecology is an integrated and holistic approach towards sustainable and inclusive food systems transformation and healthy food for all. But what does integrated and holistic approach mean? How can we make transformation a reality? Is it just buzzwords? With this publication we try to showcase with GIZ project examples that systemic change along the 13 principles of agroecology, making use of their potential of synergies, is possible. Making systemic change work in practice is a challenge to all of us - but it is a prerequisite to solving our multiple problems that are all interconnected. Let's start a discussion beyond buzzwords about how it can be done. #Agroecology #Foodsystemstransformation #Fromprinciplestotransformativepathways #Evidence #Integratedapproach #Thinkinginsystems Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)