The American Sustainable Business Networks’s Regenerative
Agriculture and Justice initiative is advancing sustainability
and resilience for the environment, farmers, and the economy
through transforming the food and agricultural system. To achieve
this ASBN is bringing together businesses across sectors and
a wide variety of other stakeholders to collaborate on policy and
market solutions.
This initiative has two main pillars: Regenerative Agriculture &
Food Systems, and Justice & Equity in Agriculture.
Regenerative Agriculture & Food
Systems
Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that uses a
combination of contextually established practices like managed
grazing, no or minimal tillage, composting, cover crops, and
crop rotations to regenerate and sustain soil health
and ecosystem functioning to agricultural
lands, providing various benefits for the
farmer, the environment, and businesses.
For the farmer:
Regenerative agriculture increases crop
yields, profits per acre, and resilience to extreme
weather events while reducing input costs
and providing multiple revenue streams.
For the environment:
Regenerative agriculture is a key tool in building soil
health, mitigating climate change, ensuring clean waterways, and
preventing biodiversity loss. Notably, many studies have found
that the carbon sequestration potential of improving soil health
through regenerative agriculture could be
significant.
For businesses:
Regenerative agriculture can improve businesses’ supply
chain resilience; essential against the growing
threats of climate change, disease, and
other business-disrupting crises.
Regenerative agriculture can provide a distinct
marketing advantage. Across business sectors,
companies are driving the growth of regenerative
agriculture to attract new
customers and demonstrate their commitment
to sustainability which
consumers increasingly demand.
Justice & Equity
in Agriculture
ASBN’s campaign directly addresses social inequities within
the agricultural system. In building
more regenerative systems, we aim
to ensure that:
Family farmers receive fair prices that cover the
price of production and provide them with a
decent livelihood;
All farmers, especially historically underserved
Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and women farmers,
receive equitable access to markets and government
farming programs;
Food and agricultural workers receive living
wages and have safe working environments.
Past Works
The 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill
letter
Regenerative Agriculture and Justice Priorities Memo for the
Build Back Better Agenda
List of supporting
companies
Comment Letter to the USDA on how to implement climate-smart
agriculture
Recommendations
for Biden/Harris USDA action in first 100 days Transition
letter
