But for me, there's an even bolder target - mainstreaming regenerative agriculture. So what would a comparably audacious goal look like for agricultural innovation? The possibilities are numerous: Improving yield, reducing chemical pesticides and empowering family farmers all come to mind. Once you've identified the problem, it's important to captivate with a solution. In no uncertain terms, slowing global warming and saving the planet depends on agricultural innovation. We're trapped in a negative feedback loop where unsustainable agriculture practices like monoculture, clear-cutting forests and using harmful synthetic pesticides can have adverse effects on the crop yields they're meant to increase. Agriculture today represents one of the biggest contributors to climate change. It's doing so in a way that's environmentally sustainable. In order to feed all those people, we'd need to grow double the amount of crops we currently produce.īut the challenge isn't simply growing more food. The global population is on track to grow by two billion more people by 2050.

Last May, the prospect of Covid-19 causing 2.2 million deaths in the United States alone jolted authorities into action.Īgriculture may not seem as consequential. But saving lives is also a compelling motivator.

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