Reversing climate and pandemic emergencies

The world is experiencing simultaneously two fundamental, existential emergencies – Climate Change and a Pandemic. Agriculture plays a pivotal role in both emergencies. The global food system, from fertilizer manufacture to food storage and packaging, is responsible for up to one-third of all human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions. Nitrous oxide (N2O) accounts for 66 percent and methane (CH4) 34 percent of agricultural emissions. Postharvest Food Waste also contributes 10% of overall CO2 gas emissions into the atmosphere. Factory farms besides accounting for major methane greenhouse gas emissions can become “breeding grounds” for the next pandemic. Viruses from both pigs and birds can infect people, and studies suggest that crowding animals together in factory farms makes viral diseases more likely to develop and spread. The good news is that by changing our agricultural paradigm from Conventional (industrial) Agriculture to a Regenerative Agriculture we can reverse both climate change and future pandemic emergencies. Advantages of Regenerative Agriculture over Conventional AgricultureTo read an article about, click HERE. - Considerably more CO2 is withdrawn from the atmosphere and stored in the soil.- Agriculturally produced CO2 atmospheric emissions are reduced.- Synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not required to produce food.- Healthier carbon enriched soils are created that retain more water and grow plants more resilient to climate change. To address Climate Change and Pandemics in one global congress, the World Food Preservation Center LLC, with support from Regeneration International and the Rodale Institute, has organized the “1st Global Congress on Best Regenerative Agriculture Practices to Reverse the Climate Emergency & Pandemics." We welcome added sponsors. Purpose of the CongressThe purpose of the congress is to convene the world’s leading scientists, farmers, students, policymakers, administrators, funders, and businesses who are knowledgeable on the relationship of agriculture to climate change and pandemics, as well as, the role that Regenerative Agriculture and Postharvest Food Preservation can play in reversing climate change and pandemic emergencies. Best regenerative agriculture and postharvest practices worldwide will be showcased at the congress. Through sharing collective knowledge, the Congress will issue a “communique” setting forth guidelines that policymakers worldwide can follow in implementing " Best Regenerative Agriculture and Postharvest Practices” as means to substantially reverse global climate and pandemic emergencies. The congress will present justification to greatly accelerate implementation of proven Regenerative Agriculture and Postharvest Best Practices globally. Interaction of the delegates at this congress will generate a platform of new alliances and communication networks that will amplify the fields of Regenerative Agriculture and Postharvest Food Preservation resulting in their growth and application. To keep updated on the Congress, please enter your email on the Congresss website, HERE.