Turning an Economic and Climate Crisis into an Opportunity.
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In the midst of all the challenges Canada is facing right now - economic, climate and food security – what if farmers and clean technology teamed up to solve all 3 at once?
A set of tools and practices that pulls carbon from the air and transfers it underground—storing carbon and improving soil health with each growing season. Regenerative practices have been found to boost farmer profitability by up to 78%.
Many farmers are already practicing regenerative techniques like no-till and cover crops. By mobilizing and quantifying Regenerative Agriculture creates a way for farmers to earn money from a full range of practices that are better for crops, plant health and the environment.
"As outlined in our Producing Prosperity plan, Canada needs a strategy that recognizes agriculture's centrality to our nation's climate, health and economy. We've outlined policies to ensure farmers remain profitable, can compete in global agri-food markets and provide affordable food for Canadians. The Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture is an exciting proposal that can help turn these policies into action. Their work aims to bridge the divide between traditional and regenerative approaches in agriculture. Because, as the Terramerra team puts it, the divide doesn’t matter – data does. Using novel technologies to measure the GHG sequestration and reductions resulting from best management practices (BMPs) is key to ensuring that farmers’ efforts are recognized.
Across Canada, these BMPs are on the cusp of being awarded credits under Canada’s Carbon Offset System. Measuring reductions with precision monitoring will help ensure that farms are credited for the reductions they make every year. This financial benefit also has potential to help more farms than ever adopt the technology they desire to reduce emissions even further."
"We need the intersection of the best in agriculture with the best in technology and research to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change. This proposal brings together the best minds to address some of the hardest problems facing us. I enthusiastically support this proposal, and look forward to collaborating with the amazing team!"
- Dr. Ranveer Chandra, Chief Scientist, Microsoft Azure Global
More than 10M Canadians are still out of work and businesses are still grappling with the uncertainty of COVID-19. By mobilizing and quantifying Regenerative Agriculture it creates 2.5M jobs and generates $8.7T for the economy by building an economic engine around two key industries – agriculture and technology -- creating high-tech jobs, pioneering rural development and improving rural connectivity. By using the model of the tiny but highly efficient Netherlands, we can boost our exports and jobs per acre by 155-times.
Canada is experiencing extreme weather events, faster rising temps than the global average, arctic sea ice melt and changing precipitation patterns. With this plan, farmers can now play the most important role in solving the climate crisis. By incentivizing regenerative farming practices that improve soil health with each growing season, boost yields and profits, decrease risk and sequester carbon in the soil, we can help farmers pull 78 Gigatonnes of CO2e out of the atmosphere and get Canada to net zero emissions by 2050.
1 in 7 Canadians report food insecurity in the last 30 days – and 1 in 5 for households with children. Canada will welcome an additional 10M people by 2050. By mobilizing and quantifying Regenerative Agriculture it will help improve soil health, farm productivity and resilience, leading Canada to food security and global innovation while supporting farm to table and local food sustainability. To achieve this, Canada can leverage its world-leading cleantech cluster in BC.
Canada has 155-times less exports per acre of farmland than the Netherlands.
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Potential for $8.7 Trillion in new economic value from Canadian farmland by reaching Dutch efficiency levels. At just 10% of the Netherlands’ jobs per acre, Canada could add 2,570,400 new jobs (over 2x increase), building local & rural economies.
