Biodynamic Farming and the solutions it offers to Climate Change

Biodynamic farming is almost 100 years old. It was the first form of sustainable farming system to arise in response to the industrialisation of agriculture. It is one of the highest-performing organic farming systems regarding climate change. It has a great deal to offer farmers and policymakers trying to understand how to produce enough food for an increasing population, whilst reducing carbon emissions from farming to net zero.

The following resources and research papers demonstrate its efficacy

• DOK-Trial: The world’s most significant long-term field trial comparing organic and conventional cropping systems carried out by The Research Institutes of Organic Agriculture FiBL
• 42 years of the DOK Trial – Feature in Star & Furrow Magazine (PDF)
• DOK Study Compares Soil Quality of Different Cropping Systems after 42 Years of Agricultural Use – Feature from the Goetheanum Section for Agriculture

“Carbon sequestration is greater with biodynamic agriculture, showing a 20% increase vs conventional farming.”
Elisabeth Candelario, Biodynamic agriculture, regenerative farming and climate change Online article

Biodynamic Farming and the solutions it offers to Climate Change by Marina O’Connell  Article in Star & Furrow Magazine (PDF)

“A truly regenerative agriculture is one in which all the natural resources we use to produce food get renewed in the process of using them.” – Fred Kirschenmann

Humus formation is supported using biodynamic activators, composting, appropriate tillage and rotations; all contribute to soil fertility and carbon sequestration:  Fibl

Methane production from biodynamically cultivated land cattle is greatly reduced:  Fibl 

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