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- 1. Regenerative Agriculture Learnings from sugar cane sector in Mexico
- 2. © Proforest 2 According with soil scientists, if current rates of soil destruction occurs, we will loss the arable topsoil within 50 years Conceptualizing Regenerative Agriculture Aims to regenerate and revitalize the soil through agriculture practices that improves farms’ productivity, improves livelihoods and reduces the carbon footprint from agriculture supply chains Regenerative agriculture reduces soil erosion, decarbonization, desertification and chemical pollution.
- 3. © Proforest 3 Background Agriculture and climate change Produced by traditional agriculture Main emission: CO2, N2O y CH4 11-14% Contribution on global GHG emissions 0.4-1.2 Billions Tons of CO2e Sources • Deforestation and biodiversity lost (27%) • Tillage and soil biomass removal (23%) • Use of synthetic fertilizers (18%) • Use of fossil fuels (12%) • Irrational use of water (19%)
- 4. © Proforest 4 Background Regenerative Agriculture Principles Conservation tillage Zero tillage Minimize tillage Compost application Cover/green crops Maintain Coverage Carbon sequestration and biodiversity Reduce burning Agroforestry Silvo-pastoral systems Reforestation and afforestation Biological nutrition Reduction on use of chemical fertilizers Use of biofertilizers
- 5. 5 Proforest approach Regenerative Agriculture •Engage with local teams •Engage with suppliers •Define action plan •Continuous monitor •Evaluate KPI’s based on M&E •Evaluate additionality •Prioritize treatments •Define strategies to scale up •Set up indicators (KPI) •Set up M&E framework •Define sources of information •Carry on analysis •Confirm goals •Engage with suppliers •Identify sources of emissions •Set up objectives •Define scope and prioritize practices Scoping Baseline Actions Monitor and report
- 6. 6 Regenerative Agriculture Implementation in Mexico Iniciativa Union is a collaborative program from Ingenios Santos to improve HR conditions and tackle climate change in sugar supply chain. Reg Ag. Program: A three-years program to evaluate and replicate the best Reg. Ag. practices in sugar cane to: - Improve yields of sugar cane farms - Reduce the production costs - Increase the carbon capture in soil First year- Setting up the baseline Demonstrative farms to evaluate the results on productivity Validation farms to evaluate the results on cost reduction and CO2 capture ~400+ hectares under management, 14 treatments 3 ha under management, 4 different combinations: Traditional management (100% fertilization)- W 50% fertilization No fertilization 50% fertilizers+ Biofertilizers
- 7. 7 Reg. Ag. in Practice Field results 1 2 3 4 1. Incorporation of crop residues 2. Biological control 3. Implementation of green covers 4. Use of biofertilizers: • Above: with BOF • Below: without BOF
- 8. 8 Results Preliminary Productivity results Yields were increased in 15% through Reg. Ag. Practices, in comparison with traditional agriculture -potential 35%- Carbon capture results 111,722 tons of CO2e in 427 ha through Reg. Ag. practices, against the 62,769 tons of CO2e from traditional agriculture Production costs results Cost of production was reduced in 53% through Reg. Ag. Practices, in comparison with traditional agriculture. Treat Surface (ha) Carbon capture (CO2e/ha) Cane diameter (cm) Productivity against witness Cost of production ($/ha) Cost efficiency against witness 1 44 256 2.7 59 % $ 11,151 53 % 2 35 303 2.6 53 % $ 12,094 51 % 3 41 226 2.6 53 % $ 14,709 39 % 4 32 294 2.3 35 % $ 11,251 53 % Witness 16 147 1.7 0 % $ 24,057 0 % Results in plantations with over 200 days growth
- 9. 9 Lessons learned • Regular monitoring is needed to ensure the implementation on time Scaling up • Main benefits are associated to reduction in use of inputs • Each project needs to be tailored to the supply chain, adapting the principles of RA • Reach 25 smallholders between harvest 22/23 and beyond • Cover 200 ha under a reg. Ag. Approach • Increase 15% of productivity • Main results are achieved in medium and large terms