Benefits of Regenerative Cotton Farming

Apart from rejuvenating soil health, regenerative agriculture holds an enormous potential for carbon storage. The world's soil contains 2 to 3 times more carbon than the atmosphere. It is estimated that the global technical potential of SOC sequestration is of 1.45-3.44 Gt C) per year (Lal, 2018). This represents between 9-23 percent of the global total emissions) from all sectors in 2017 (UNEP, 201

Regenerative Agriculture boosts above ground and below ground bio-diversity. Underground biodiversity is essential in the decomposition process of organic matter .Without soil life, nutrient will not be available to plants. With practices like crop rotation, cover cropping, border crops support a strong and vibrant biodiverse ecosystem, enabling crops to become more resilient to pests and diseases. There is a symbiotic relationship between above and below ground biodiversity ecosystems.

RA helps to create more soil organic matter (SOM), which is considered as the most important drivers of soil fertility. SOM can absorb more that 20 times of its own weight in water hence plays a key role in preserving soil moisture, this is called water holding capacity.