Meeting global challenges with regenerative agriculture producing food and energy

• DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00827-y
• Publication Date: 2021-12-16T17:05:43Z
• Authors: Lisa A. Schulte; Bruce E. Dale; Stefano Bozzetto; Matt Liebman; Glaucia M. Souza; Nick Haddad; Tom L. Richard; Bruno Basso; Robert C. Brown; Jorge A. Hilbert; J. Gordon Arbuckle
• Keywords: DegreeDisciplines::Engineering::Mechanical Engineering::Energy Systems; DegreeDisciplines::Life Sciences::Agriculture; DegreeDisciplines::Physical Sciences and Mathematics::Environmental Sciences::Sustainability; Public Policy and Public Administration::Energy Policy; 01 natural sciences; DegreeDisciplines::Social and Behavioral Sciences::Public Affairs; 630; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The world currently faces a suite of urgent challenges: environmental degradation, diminished biodiversity, climate change and persistent poverty and associated injustices. All of these challenges can be addressed to a large extent through agriculture. A dichotomy expressed as ‘food versus fuel’ has misled thinking and hindered needed action towards building agricultural systems in ways that are regenerative, biodiverse, climate resilient, equitable and economically sustainable. Here we offer examples of agricultural systems that meet the urgent needs while also producing food and energy. We call for refocused conversation and united action towards rapidly deploying such systems across biophysical and socioeconomic settings. ; This is a manuscript of an article published as Schulte, Lisa A., Bruce E. Dale, Stefano Bozzetto, Matt Liebman, Glaucia M. Souza, Nick Haddad, Tom L. Richard et al. "Meeting global challenges with regenerative agriculture producing food and energy." Nature Sustainability 5, no. 5 (2022): 384-388. DOI:10.1038/s41893-021-00827-y. Copyright 2021 Springer Nature Limited. Posted with permission.