Episode 193: Finding the Balance Between Food Sovereignty and Saving the Planet with Regenerative Agriculture
About the Podcast
For today’s episode, Clancy speaks with Tania Roa, Communications and Outreach Coordinator for Sustainable Harvest International, an environmental organization that highlights the links between environmental degradation and rural poverty. You won’t want to miss their discussion about regenerative agriculture, its impacts, and ways to get involved with it. Listen and enjoy the show!
About Tania Roa
Tania Roa is the Communications and Outreach Coordinator for Sustainable Harvest International, an environmental organization highlighting the links between environmental degradation and rural poverty. They partnered with family farmers in Belize, Honduras, and Panama guiding their transitions from conventional agriculture to regenerative practices.
Discussion Takeaways
- Tropical forests around the world are being severely deforested. One reason is small farmers who are trying to provide for their families but were taught to slash trees and burn forests. There is a better way to produce more food while protecting the environment.
- The links between helping people and helping the planet sometimes get lost. Farming is a great way to remind people of that connection.
- Regenerative agriculture involves different methods. Each technique follows principles focused on building soil health, reforestation, and restoring ecosystems.
- Food sovereignty means growing your own food and striving to be as self-sufficient as possible.
- People want to grow food, but policies often don’t allow it, which contradicts the goal of achieving food self-sufficiency.
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