{"id":8513,"date":"2020-04-21T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?p=8513"},"modified":"2024-07-12T08:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:53:52","slug":"shape-the-future-of-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/shape-the-future-of-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape the future of farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The way New Zealand farms affects us all, from the safety of our drinking water to how we\u2019re impacted by the climate crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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A regenerative farmer in Slovakia with fresh produce harvested from her farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Right now, the Government is making long-term decisions about the infrastructure and opportunities they invest in as we figure out what New Zealand\u2019s economy could look like in a post-Covid world.<\/p>\n\n

We have an opportunity to shape our society for the better. This is a once in a generation chance to shift New Zealand\u2019s agriculture sector to higher-value, more resilient, regenerative farming, and we want to hear your ideas of how to do it.<\/strong>
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At its core, regenerative agriculture is about farming with the environment, not against it. That means using natural systems to your advantage (like planting a crop that puts nitrogen into the soil), instead of trying to exploit them to get what you need (like dumping a whole lot of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser on the ground). You can read a little more here on what we mean when we talk about \u2018regenerative agriculture\u2019. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Around the world, many Governments have seen how regenerative farming can improve outcomes for farmers, communities and the environment, and have increased their public spending, policies and programs to support it.

Here are some of the ways other countries have invested in regenerative agriculture:<\/p>\n\n