TOOLS FOR FARMERS

Living Soils teams work in partnership with experts in agronomy/ecology/regenerative agriculture and with technicians from diverse organisations such as cooperatives, traders, chambers of agriculture and local associations to provide the necessary support for farmers during the transitions towards regenerative agriculture. Support ranges from trainings, field visits, prototyping to participative practice design and experimental field trials.

Measurement is fundamental to be able to improve performance. Through simple diagnostic tools and decision making tools the transition will be accompanied in the following areas:

• Agronomy: with the help of scientists and farmers we have developed simple tests for soil structure and fertility assessing the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soils to track quality changes and carbon levels.
• Economy: the objective is to follow changes in economic indicators to analyse the impact of risks taken and the resilience of the farming operation.

The tools are adapted to the local agronomic context. Each farm is unique with an individual set of characteristics which the tools take into account for.

We co-create solutions to finance the transition to regenerative agriculture by :

• Setting up transformative projects from farm to fork, together with actors of the landscape to design supply chain innovation for a more equitable distribution of economic value in support of farmers’ transition efforts.
• Creating financial tools to ensure payment to farmers for generated ecosystem services and societal benefits.