The Regenerative Agriculture Community takes off

We’re excited to announce that in 2024 we started building the Regenerative Agriculture Community with two inspiring sessions. These gatherings brought together passionate professionals dedicated to sustainable agriculture and rebuilding healthy ecosystems.

First Info Session

Our first online Community Info Session in November welcomed 58 attendees. In this session the Regenerative Innovation Portfolio was explained in-depth, looking into both the landscape level projects and the community itself. A big thank you to Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme from EIT Food for her inspiring introduction to the growing momentum in regenerative agriculture and the value-driven role of the Portfolio in scaling this movement.

We explored our attendees’ diverse backgrounds and hosted a lively Q&A, discussing regenerative practices, the role of retailers, and the challenges that lie ahead. Your insights – captured in our interactive word cloud – will shape future sessions.

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Workshop Foodvalley Partner Event

We built on this energy during the Foodvalley Partner Event in December, where a dynamic 45-minute breakout session engaged over 40 professionals from agrifood, technology, innovation, and public sectors. The discussions underscored the importance of public–private cooperation and collaboration in regenerative agriculture.

Key Takeaways from our discussions:

1. Farmers’ Voices Matter: Farmers are central to this transition. Hearing their stories, like Geert Lindenhols’ journey toward regenerative cropping, deepened our understanding. Geert is the owner of GeertsBest farm in the Netherlands.
2. Collaboration is Essential: We need to shift from initiatives pioneering on their own to collaborative action at scale to be able to derisk the actors transitioning to regenerative agriculture and to valorise ecosystem services.
3. Everyone has a role to play – from farm to fork. No farmer can transition in isolation.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined, contributed, and made these events possible.

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Why join the Regenerative Agriculture Community?

Become a part of the Regenerative Agriculture Community to connect with like-minded stakeholders, share knowledge, steer the conversation around regenerative agriculture and collaborate on real-world challenges in regenerative agriculture.

Join a supportive network that values your input, offers a sounding board, and provides neutral facilitation for innovative solution development

As a partner, you’ll stay up to date on the latest developments in MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Validation), de-risking and financing solutions and gain valuable exposure for your services or solutions. Together, we learn, grow, and find solutions, saving time and advancing the transition to sustainable practices in agriculture.

The Regenerative Agriculture Community is part of The Regenerative Innovation Portfolio, an ecosystem collaboration, established as a Food Innovation Hub Europe Initiative, and brought to you by EIT Food and Foodvalley.

Interested in joining? Fill out the Information Request Form and let’s regenerate together.