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Farmland Restoration Stories: Spain

When Alfonso Chico Guzman took over his father’s farm in south eastern Spain, he was worried about the state of the soil. Each year it seemed to get drier and stonier. And that’s just the way things were. All the other farms in his area were the same. ☀️⌛🌵He learned about #RegenerativeAgriculture and began a programme of innovations: diversifying his farming to include almond and pistachio trees 🌳🌳🌳 rather than just grain crops, 🌾🌾🌾 and adding animals to the land. 🐎🐎🐎 It has transformed his farm and his soil.“The climate is constantly changing, the market is constantly changing, so your technique and your crops have to be constantly changing,” he argues.Now the young farmers 👩‍🌾 of the future 🛰️ are learning these innovative approaches, helped by Yanniek Schoonhoven who runs the Regeneration Academy in the area. “Giving something important to the next generation is very important,” she says.Watch the full story in this powerful film from Patagonia. 👇👇👇https://bit.ly/34vLbOBDirector: Keith Malloy, Bimarian Films#RegenerativeFarming #SustainableAgriculture #OrganicFarming #FutureFarming #biodiversity

Geplaatst door EIT Food op Donderdag 3 september 2020