Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems that focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle, and enhancing farms productivity and profitability. It is not a specific practice itself, but rather a combination of sustainable agriculture techniques. Regenerative agriculture is based on various agricultural and ecological practices, with a particular emphasis on minimal soil disturbance and the practice of composting. Some of the key features of regenerative agriculture are:

• Soil health: Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving soil health by increasing soil organic matter, soil fertility, and soil biodiversity.

• Biodiversity: Regenerative agriculture aims to increase biodiversity by promoting the growth of a variety of crops and plants, and by providing habitats for wildlife.

• Water cycle: Regenerative agriculture seeks to improve the water cycle by reducing soil erosion, increasing water infiltration, and reducing water runoff.

• Productivity and profitability: Regenerative agriculture aims to enhance farms productivity and profitability by reducing input costs, increasing yields, and improving soil health.

Regenerative agriculture is an evolution of conventional agriculture, reducing the use of water and other inputs, and preventing land degradation and deforestation. It is a dynamic and holistic approach that incorporates permaculture and organic farming practices, including conservation tillage, cover crops, crop rotation, composting, mobile animal shelters, and pasture cropping, to increase food production, farmers’ income, and especially, topsoil. Regenerative agriculture practices help restore degraded farmland through improving soil health, which can lead to increased yields from existing arable land.