Why investing in regenerative agriculture makes a lot of sense

My guest this week is Koen van Seijen, host of the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast. Over the last 7 years, he has recorded and published over 300 conversations with inspiring people looking to transform our food system from the most destructive activity on the planet into a powerful climate solution.

In this conversation, Koen explains why he believes that investing in regenerative agriculture makes a lot of sense. We also discuss some of his favorite episodes and guests:

1. Matt Chatfield: how a nature-friendly approach can produce high-quality meat while supporting biodiversity.
2. Satish Kumar: nature is incredibly complex and intelligent. We need to be more humble and work with nature, but stop thinking we can outsmart it.  
3. New Foundation Farm: their vision of showing that a large-scale complex multi species farm can be financially profitable while selling foods for an affordable price is ambitious and inspiring. If they show that it’s possible, it could create a big shift.
4. Zack Bush: a doctor who has been studying the impact of glyphosate on health, showing how detrimental to health chemical inputs actually are.
5. Benedikt Bösel who also has an impressive transition story and who has become a great friend since they recorded a whole podcast series together.

I asked him a whole range of questions and we got into some really interesting conversations about nutrient density, farmers’ mental health, agricultural subsidies, technology and much much more.

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports regenerative agriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health.