Welcome to another week of Shaken Not Burned! 

With extreme weather disrupting harvests, food prices spiking, and soil health declining globally, regenerative agriculture is emerging as a compelling solution – not just for farmers, but for everyone who eats.

This week’s episode dives deep into the promise, and complexity, of this type of agriculture with Andrew Voysey, chief impact officer at Soil Capital.

Regenerative agriculture isn’t just about greener farms; it’s about the resilience of our food system in the face of increasingly volatile weather. But, while data shows how broken soil leads to broken supply chains and higher prices at the checkout, the public conversation hasn’t caught up.

We talk about climate and food prices like they’re separate. They’re not. What’s missing is the story in between.  

We have headlines about drought, and headlines about inflation, but no understanding of how the two are connected. We’re not just talking about emissions or yields: we’re talking about the very resilience of our food system. And resilience is now a business issue, a cost-of-living issue, and a national security issue.

We assume change will cost more. But staying the same is already costing us. We need to reframe the conversation – urgently.

Reading materials:

• Keynote Speech ECB: Nature’s bell tolls for thee, economy!

• EU Food Imports: The climate & nature threat to EU food imports

• How Agrifood Giants Are Falling Short on Nature Risk

• A Food System in Crisis: Why Investors Need to Rethink Risk

• EARA: Farmer-led Research on Europe’s Full Productivity

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