{"id":11305,"date":"2021-04-02t06:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-02t06:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/regenerative-agriculture-as-an-avenue-for-institutional-justice\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:37:19","slug":"regenerative-agriculture-as-an-avenue-for-institutional-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/regenerative-agriculture-as-an-avenue-for-institutional-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"regenerative agriculture as an avenue for institutional justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
the national food supply chain needs a complete makeover in light of the covid-19 crisis. the new food supply plan should incorporate several areas of focus: expand funding into current organic and regenerative agriculture, build technological capabilities to efficiently track biodiversity and food insecurity, and empower indigenous peoples and local communities (iplcs) that suffered from farm logic about production rather than distribution.<\/p>\n
in other words, the use of data and technology can minimize financial and logistical barriers for food insecure households to obtain high quality food, which in turn can expand the potential for food sovereignty in local communities, raise nutritional standards nationally and embrace indigenous and first nations communities.<\/p>\n
the green revolutions of the 20th century forced the industrial economic model onto the agricultural system, which resulted in the loss of seed variety, traditional farming techniques, cultural identity and a sense of home. (clapp 2015)<\/p>\n
small-scale farms should have increased access to federal and state funds to incentivize regenerative agriculture, which is marked by an agricultural landscape with biodiversity that includes multiple income streams. monocultures are senseless because they are destructive to soil health of fertile agricultural land, overuse valuable water resources, and involve the use of toxic and dangerous pesticides and chemicals that harm human health. today, much taxpayer money goes into subsidies for monoculture infrastructure, such as corn and soybeans, over 90% of which are genetically modified and go towards livestock, not human, consumption. instead, there should be a transition to regenerative agriculture through a series of guidelines, public funding and tax incentives for organizations that help bridge the divide between conventional and sustainable agriculture. <\/p>\n