Exploring the Potential of Regenerative Agriculture for Climate Mitigation, Resource Efficiency and Sustainability

Ashutosh Kumar; Mukesh Pandey; Aparna Srivastava; Prem Ranjan

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Exploring the Potential of Regenerative Agriculture for Climate Mitigation, Resource Efficiency and Sustainability

Ashutosh Kumar^*

, Mukesh Pandey

, Aparna Srivastava

, Prem Ranjan

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Regenerative Agriculture (RA) represents a significant approach toward sustainable and eco-friendly practices, provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. The objective of the review is to evaluate research trends and gaps, conduct a SWOT analysis, and explore the potential of regenerative agriculture in areas like energy conservation, food security, ecosystem services, soil health, circular agriculture, and climate-smart, resilient farming practices. This review emphasizes the holistic approach of Regenerative Agriculture, SWOT analysis reveals that RA offers significant benefits of environmental sustainability and several opportunities like carbon market and food security. Despite multiple benefits, bibliometric analysis showed that research on RA is limited, with a notable increase in publications only emerging in recent years. RA contributes to better sustainable practices compared to other agricultural systems. RA efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing the carbon footprint, enhancing climate adaptability, improving soil health, and providing ecosystem services. It also addresses challenges such as biodiversity loss, food waste, and food security. Furthermore, integrating RA presents economic and ecological opportunities, such as carbon credits and a circular economy. This approach increases resource efficiency, minimizes agricultural waste, and promotes nature-based solutions with potential for energy conservation and healthier ecosystems. Based on our findings, we recommend that research should focus on developing carbon credit schemes from RA, enhancing farmer’s awareness of RA's economic and environmental benefits, and modifying RA to improve on circular economy principles for sustainability.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13
Page(s)	107-119
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Climate Resilience Agriculture, Natural Based Solution, Circular Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture

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  number = {4},
  pages = {107-119},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ajese.20240804.13},
  abstract = {Regenerative Agriculture (RA) represents a significant approach toward sustainable and eco-friendly practices, provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. The objective of the review is to evaluate research trends and gaps, conduct a SWOT analysis, and explore the potential of regenerative agriculture in areas like energy conservation, food security, ecosystem services, soil health, circular agriculture, and climate-smart, resilient farming practices. This review emphasizes the holistic approach of Regenerative Agriculture, SWOT analysis reveals that RA offers significant benefits of environmental sustainability and several opportunities like carbon market and food security. Despite multiple benefits, bibliometric analysis showed that research on RA is limited, with a notable increase in publications only emerging in recent years. RA contributes to better sustainable practices compared to other agricultural systems. RA efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing the carbon footprint, enhancing climate adaptability, improving soil health, and providing ecosystem services. It also addresses challenges such as biodiversity loss, food waste, and food security. Furthermore, integrating RA presents economic and ecological opportunities, such as carbon credits and a circular economy. This approach increases resource efficiency, minimizes agricultural waste, and promotes nature-based solutions with potential for energy conservation and healthier ecosystems. Based on our findings, we recommend that research should focus on developing carbon credit schemes from RA, enhancing farmer’s awareness of RA's economic and environmental benefits, and modifying RA to improve on circular economy principles for sustainability.
},
 year = {2024}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exploring the Potential of Regenerative Agriculture for Climate Mitigation, Resource Efficiency and Sustainability

AU  - Ashutosh Kumar
AU  - Mukesh Pandey
AU  - Aparna Srivastava
AU  - Prem Ranjan
Y1  - 2024/12/07
PY  - 2024
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13
T2  - American Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering
JF  - American Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering
JO  - American Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering
SP  - 107
EP  - 119
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-7993
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajese.20240804.13
AB  - Regenerative Agriculture (RA) represents a significant approach toward sustainable and eco-friendly practices, provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. The objective of the review is to evaluate research trends and gaps, conduct a SWOT analysis, and explore the potential of regenerative agriculture in areas like energy conservation, food security, ecosystem services, soil health, circular agriculture, and climate-smart, resilient farming practices. This review emphasizes the holistic approach of Regenerative Agriculture, SWOT analysis reveals that RA offers significant benefits of environmental sustainability and several opportunities like carbon market and food security. Despite multiple benefits, bibliometric analysis showed that research on RA is limited, with a notable increase in publications only emerging in recent years. RA contributes to better sustainable practices compared to other agricultural systems. RA efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing the carbon footprint, enhancing climate adaptability, improving soil health, and providing ecosystem services. It also addresses challenges such as biodiversity loss, food waste, and food security. Furthermore, integrating RA presents economic and ecological opportunities, such as carbon credits and a circular economy. This approach increases resource efficiency, minimizes agricultural waste, and promotes nature-based solutions with potential for energy conservation and healthier ecosystems. Based on our findings, we recommend that research should focus on developing carbon credit schemes from RA, enhancing farmer’s awareness of RA's economic and environmental benefits, and modifying RA to improve on circular economy principles for sustainability.

VL  - 8
IS  - 4
ER  -

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