Regenerative Agriculture Training
Regenerative agriculture training is a professional training program focused on restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and achieving sustainable agricultural production. Its core purpose is to help participants master the core principles, practical techniques, and commercialization methods of regenerative agriculture, adapting it to various scenarios such as agricultural production, policy implementation, and industry promotion.
Core Training Objectives
Strengthen the Theoretical Foundation:
To help participants understand the differences between regenerative agriculture and traditional and organic agriculture, and to grasp its core value in soil remediation, carbon sequestration, and addressing climate change.
Master Practical Skills:
Skilled in applying key technologies such as soil improvement, crop matching, and ecological regulation, they can design suitable regenerative planting or breeding programs for different farmland scenarios.
Aligning with Industries and Policies:
Understand the carbon market rules and subsidy policies related to regenerative agriculture, possess the initial ability to combine agricultural projects with the commercial market, and improve the economic benefits of agricultural operations.
Promote Industry Adoption:
This will help agricultural extension workers, educators, and other groups master methods for conveying the concepts and technologies of regenerative agriculture to farmers, thereby expanding the application scope of this model.
Core Training Content Modules
Basic Principles Module:
It covers the core principles of regenerative agriculture, such as increasing soil organic matter, promoting biodiversity, and recycling agricultural waste; it analyzes its ecological value in areas such as carbon sequestration, water conservation, and ecological protection; it compares the drawbacks of traditional intensive agriculture with the advantages of pasture regeneration in the United States and Australia, and carbon agriculture projects in Africa.
Soil and Carbon Sequestration Core Module:
This is the core content of the training. It includes soil health assessment methods, such as soil organic matter testing and microbial activity assessment; soil remediation technologies, such as straw return to the field, composting, and green manure planting; and carbon farming technologies, such as carbon sequestration through crop rotation and agroforestry, as well as basic rules related to carbon sink monitoring and carbon trading.
Practical Planting and Breeding Module:
This involves diversified crop cultivation, such as the selection of cover crops and the design of crop rotation programs; ecological control of pests and diseases, utilizing functional biodiversity to reduce pesticide use; and the integration of livestock and poultry farming with planting, such as using livestock and poultry manure as organic fertilizer after harmless treatment to achieve a cycle of planting and breeding.
Industry and Policy Module:
It includes cost accounting for regenerative agriculture, brand building and marketing of agricultural products; project application process for carbon market access and green agriculture subsidies; in addition, it will explain farm operation and management knowledge, such as accounting and supply chain management, to solve the problem of farmers “knowing how to grow crops but not how to make money”.
Training Participants
Core Production Group:
New-type professional farmers, family farm operators, and staff of large-scale planting/breeding bases are the core groups for technology implementation.
Industry Service Groups:
Agricultural technology extension workers, agricultural college teachers and students, and agricultural input enterprise technicians are responsible for technology transfer and optimization.
Practitioners from Relevant Organizations:
Environmental organization staff, climate experts, agricultural policymakers, and members of NGOs focused on sustainable agriculture are used to drive policy development and build an industry ecosystem.
Training Format
Theoretical Instruction:
Combining online and offline methods, the courses invite agricultural scientists, experienced farmers, and policy experts to give lectures. Some international courses also offer multi-timezone live streaming to accommodate participants from different regions. For example, the edX platform’s 14-day online course conveys the logic of regenerative agriculture transformation through thematic lectures.
Practical Training:
Activities such as farm visits and field training are arranged. For example, a 5-day short-term training program in Spain organizes participants to practice soil testing and cover crop planting on a farm. The training program at the Rodale Institute in the United States even requires trainees to participate in daily farm work throughout the entire growing season.
Discussion and Debriefing:
Through case studies and farmer experience sharing sessions, we explore issues in the implementation of regenerative agriculture, such as cost control and responses to extreme weather, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
Training Duration
Short-Term Intensive Training:
Courses lasting 1-5 days are mostly introductory courses, focusing on core concepts and key technologies, and are suitable for people who want to quickly learn about regenerative agriculture.
Mid-Term Advancement:
5-10 days, combining theory and practice, covering technical practice and project design, suitable for agricultural practitioners to improve their skills, such as a 10-day carbon agriculture-specific training program.
Long-Term In-Depth Cultivation:
The 9-month systematic course is primarily aimed at people who want to work in regenerative agriculture. It covers the entire process from planting to management, and students must pass an exam to graduate.
SUSTECH
SUSTECH is an innovative technology service company with artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain at its core. We specialize in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) testing, certification, and compliance management, helping companies achieve their sustainable development goals. Through digital and intelligent means, we are redefining the testing and certification industry, making ESG compliance more transparent, efficient, and credible.
Core Advantage: Technology-enabled ESG Compliance
Intelligent ESG Data Acquisition and Analysis
- IoT Environmental Monitoring: Real-time collection of data on enterprise carbon emissions, wastewater discharge, energy consumption, etc., and automatic generation of ESG reports.
- AI carbon footprint calculation: Based on supply chain data, it accurately calculates the carbon footprint of a product throughout its entire lifecycle, in accordance with international standards such as ISO 14064 and GHG Protocol.
ESG Certification and Rating Optimization
- Automated compliance checks: AI compares data against global ESG standards (such as GRI, SASB, TCFD) to identify ESG risks for enterprises and provide improvement suggestions.
- ESG Rating Enhancement Solution: Combining industry best practices, we develop actionable ESG optimization strategies to help companies improve their ESG ratings from MSCI, S&P, and other ranking bodies.
Blockchain-based Evidence Storage and Transparent Traceability
- Tamper-proof ESG reports: All test data is stored on the blockchain to ensure traceability and auditability, enhancing the trust of investors and regulators.
- Supply chain ESG penetration management: Tracking supplier ESG performance to ensure compliance with the requirements of major international manufacturers.
