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Agricultural Land
Restoration / Rural Region Revitalization
Your community revitalization should eventually encompass your
entire region for maximum effectiveness. But, it
can start with a primary focus on any of the
12 sectors of restorable assets, at any scale.
If yours is a rural community, restoring your agricultural lands
might be the logical asset to begin with.
If you've already got a strong
agricultural land renewal or rural revitalization
program, it can be an excellent foundation from which to
launch your Renewal Capacity Program.
Definition &
overview: There's no formal definition of
agricultural restoration, as it can focus on a number of
restorable functions and assets, such as topsoil
quantity & quality, loss of nutrients, health of
surrounding ecosystems (including soil communities) that
can contribute to productivity (such as through native
pollinators, native pest predators, etc.), economic
viability of the farm, socioeconomic viability of a
rural area, etc.
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Restoring agriculture is usually the
first step in creating economic growth
and laying the foundations for durable
peace. |
| Ian Johnson,
Chairman
Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
(quoted in
New Scientist, Jan. 22, 2005.
Return to Eden, by Fred Pearce. |
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