Show Notes:

The link between soil health and food security is becoming undeniable. And in regions where the climate is brittle and people’s livelihoods depend upon the land, declining soil health also means increasing poverty.

The connection between soil health and poverty becomes a vicious cycle. Chemical fertilisers are adopted to increase outputs in the short term but they damage the soil further and so more chemicals are needed every year. As the soil rapidly declines the cost of fertilisers rapidly increases. 

This is becoming an alarming and escalating concern in many parts of the world. I’m joined by Jackson Buzingo, an advocate for regenerative agriculture in Tanzania, East Africa. After experiencing first hand a rapid decline in the outputs of the land in his community, Jackson brought his attention to the soil health. He has taken numerous opportunities for study and learning about regenerative agriculture and practices including syntropic agroforestry & food forests. Having now taught over 800 small holder farmers about regenerative approaches to their land Jackson is filled with hope at how these methods will be able to transform the entire outlook of his community’s future due to their ability to produce an abundance of food without dependency on expensive chemical inputs.

See Jackson’s bio for details of the organisations that he’s been involved with along his journey.

Use the time stamps below to get a sense of what’s included:
00:00 – Intro
02:33 – A Struggling Community
08:43 – Rapidly Degraded Land
11:13 – Declining Soil Equals Increasing Poverty
13:10 – How Has Water Been Affected?
16:30 – Learning A New Approach
20:36 – Principles Of Regenerating
22:57 – Will Farmers Adapt?
24:56 – Any Resistance From Big Companies?
28:05 – Working With Others?
29:26 – Dependency on the Land
32:22 – Variety & Abundance
36:23 – Connecting With Organisations
42:22 – A Prosperous Future?

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