These efforts-supported by national MRV protocols, and cross-industry partnerships-can be the foundation of a world-leading sustainable agriculture strategy. And we’ll need to rethink an economic system that wholly rewards agricultural production while placing little value on preservation. We’ll need to price in sustainable practices while supplying the funding and financial instruments to de-risk and incentivize their use. While the current potential of sustainable agriculture is robust, the economics underpinning it are not. Yet by embracing sustainable practices, farmers also hold unparalleled power to cut emissions, and to improve air and water quality, soil health and biodiversity. The more bushels of wheat a farmer grows-and the greater price that commodity fetches on markets-the larger the return will be.
Betting on the farm: Leveraging soil to fight climate changeįor generations, Canadian farmers have been financially rewarded for the food they produce.
