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Regenerative agriculture (RA) is proposed as a solution towards sustainable food systems. A variety of actors perceive RA differently, and a clear scientific definition is lacking. We reviewed 28 studies to find convergence and divergence between objectives and activities that define RA. Our results show convergence related to objectives that enhance the environment and stress the importance of socio-economic dimensions that contribute to food security. The objectives of RA in relation to socio-economic dimensions, however, are general and lack a framework for implementation. From our analysis, we propose a provisional definition of RA as an approach to farming that uses soil conservation as the entry point to regenerate and contribute to multiple ecosystem services.
Loekie Schreefel; R.P.O. Schulte; I.J.M. de Boer; Annemiek Pas Schrijver; H.H.E. van Zanten. Regenerative agriculture – the soil is the base. Global Food Security 2020, 26, 100404 .
AMA StyleLoekie Schreefel, R.P.O. Schulte, I.J.M. de Boer, Annemiek Pas Schrijver, H.H.E. van Zanten. Regenerative agriculture – the soil is the base. Global Food Security. 2020; 26 ():100404.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLoekie Schreefel; R.P.O. Schulte; I.J.M. de Boer; Annemiek Pas Schrijver; H.H.E. van Zanten. 2020. "Regenerative agriculture – the soil is the base." Global Food Security 26, no. : 100404.
Pastoral mobility is seen as the most effective strategy to make use of constantly shifting resources. However, mobile pastoralism as a highly-valued strategy to manage grazing areas and exploit resource variability is becoming more complex, due to recurrent droughts, loss of forage, government-led settlement schemes, and enclosure of land for community conservation, among other reasons. Yet knowledge of how Samburu pastoralists perceive these changes, and govern and innovate in their mobility patterns and resource use, has received limited attention. This paper seeks to understand how Samburu pastoralists in the drylands of northern Kenya use and govern natural resources, how livestock grazing and mobility is planned for, and how boundaries and territory are constructed and performed both within and beyond the context of (non)governmental projects. Fieldwork for this paper was conducted in Sesia, Samburu East, and consisted of interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory observation. Findings show that livestock mobility involves longer periods and more complex distances due to a shrinking resource base and new rules of access. Although access was previously generated based on the value of reciprocity, the creation of new forms of resource management results in conditional processes of inclusion and exclusion. Policy and project implementation has historically been driven by the imperative to secure land tenure and improve pasture in bounded areas. Opportunities to support institutions that promote mobility have been given insufficient attention.
Annemiek Pas. Governing Grazing and Mobility in the Samburu Lowlands, Kenya. Land 2018, 7, 41 .
AMA StyleAnnemiek Pas. Governing Grazing and Mobility in the Samburu Lowlands, Kenya. Land. 2018; 7 (2):41.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnemiek Pas. 2018. "Governing Grazing and Mobility in the Samburu Lowlands, Kenya." Land 7, no. 2: 41.