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Regenerative agriculture

Conventional agriculture accounts for nearly 24 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and threatens more than 80 percent of species already at risk of extinction. Sustainable farming methods seek to reduce the harm that conventional practices (like applying harsh pesticides) do to land, whereas regenerative agriculture goes beyond a harm-reduction approach to restore ecosystems and add to nature’s richness.

This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's work on regenerative agriculture and links to all our related content and resources.

For more than 30 years, we’ve worked to make agriculture more sustainable by partnering with farms and companies all over the world. We consider sustainability to be a journey—and for us, the final destination is regeneration. Building on our many years of experience in tropical agriculture, we are now supporting farms and companies that are ready to transition to a regenerative model.

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What Is Regenerative Agriculture?

What does regenerative agriculture look like in practice? Here the Rainforest Alliance breaks down its core components.

How Your Company Can Support Regenerative Agriculture

The Rainforest Alliance offers companies the tools they need to advance to a regenerative model.

Making a Shift from Conventional to Regenerative Agriculture

Download this sell sheet on how companies can shift to regenerative agriculture within their supply chains and in the regions they source from—and how we can help.

Must Reads about Regenerative Agriculture


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Agroforestry - Resilient Land Use through More Holistic Production Systems

Meeting the demand for agricultural commodities—while conserving biodiversity, and mitigating and adapting to climate change—is a major challenge of this century. The Rainforest Alliance believes that agroforestry systems provide a holistic approach, simultaneously conserving biodiversity, improving livelihoods, and increasing the resilience of agriculture to climate-change impacts.... Continue Reading
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Our Integrated Pest Management & Pesticide Approach

What can be done to reduce this reliance on pesticides and the negative consequences of pesticide use? A practical and cost-effective answer is integrated pest management (IPM).... Continue Reading
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Raising the Bar—Regenerative Agriculture for More Resilient Agro-Ecosystems Position Paper

For the Rainforest Alliance, “regenerative agriculture” comprises a broad set of principles and practices under the umbrella of climate-smart agriculture. Taking an agroecology and integrated system management approach, regenerative agriculture aims to increase biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services, and increase agroecosystem resilience thus leading to resilient livelihoods. This way of farming is based on enhancing the […]... Continue Reading
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Regenerative Coffee Scorecard

Building upon years of experience and expertise in the coffee sector, the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Coffee Scorecard offers both certified and non-certified supply chain actors a voluntary tool to guide their transition to regenerative farming. Using Rainforest Alliance certification as a starting place, the scorecard helps users evaluate producer performance against key regenerative metrics and […]... Continue Reading
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Project Profile: Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Program

According to a United Nations report, approximately 12 million people in Kenya live on degraded land and food productivity has fallen behind the rate of population growth. This has resulted in farmland extending up the mountain and encroaching into protected forests.[Read more...]

Published on April 22, 2022

Topics: In the FieldIntegrated Landscape ManagementKenya

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Regenerative Coffee Scorecard

Building upon years of experience and expertise in the coffee sector, the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Coffee Scorecard offers both certified and non-certified supply chain actors a voluntary tool
View: Regenerative Coffee Scorecard

Published on April 15, 2022
Available in: English

Topics: CoffeeTailored Supply Chain Services

Regenerative agriculture: a hand tending to cocoa seedlings

How Your Company Can Support Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is crucial to adapt and mitigate our food system to the climate crisis. Whether your company is just starting to assemble a regenerative supply chain policy or is looking to amplify its existing strategies, the Rainforest Alliance can help.[Read more...]

Published on April 4, 2022

Topics: Tailored Supply Chain Services

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“You can’t be a CEO without a carbon agenda”: Santiago Gowland

Published on March 31, 2022 | The New Statesman

The CEO of the Rainforest Alliance on the need for businesses to bring about real environmental reform.

Topics: Certification

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Making a Shift from Conventional to Regenerative Agriculture

Recognizing the role they play in combating climate change and biodiversity loss, companies are looking to amplify their impact. For many companies, this means taking the next step beyond sustainable
View: Making a Shift from Conventional to Regenerative Agriculture

Published on March 14, 2022
Available in: English

Topics: Regenerative AgricultureTailored Supply Chain Services

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Guía Ilustrativa del Manejo Integral de Hierbas en Cafetales

Integrated weed management, and the reduction or ideally elimination of herbicide use, is a cornerstone of Regenerative Agriculture, crucial for a good health of the soil and the farms. With
View: Guía Ilustrativa del Manejo Integral de Hierbas en Cafetales

Published on February 3, 2022
Available in: Spanish

Topics: CertificationCoffeeIntegrated Pest Management

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