Efforts to Define Regenerative Agriculture Continue

A literature review led by University of Reading scientist Dr. Nicholas Bardsley, and published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, highlights the emergence and scientific basis of regenerative agriculture, proposing a working definition centered on ecological cycles and farm system outcomes. Dr. Bardsley suggests that regenerative agriculture is farming geared towards working with and enhancing natural nutrient, carbon, and hydrological cycles for agricultural benefit. The review points out that rather than being irreversible, soil degradation can be reversed and soil organic matter rebuilt through biological processes far more rapidly than once believed. The review suggests that regenerative agriculture is not a set of technical tweaks, but a new paradigm grounded in systems thinking and ecological reciprocity.