{"id":40,"date":"2021-05-07T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T08:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/regenagri-org.stackstaging.com\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:21:24","slug":"agricultura-regenerativa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/regenagri.org\/pt\/our-initiative\/regenerative-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"O que \u00e9 a agricultura regenerativa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The potential of regenerative agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern agriculture is at a crossroads. We are faced both with the need to feed an ever-growing global population, and the devastating soil degradation caused by intensive farming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU) sector is one of the largest producers of greenhouse gasses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg3\/chapter\/chapter-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated by the IPCC<\/a> to cause&nbsp;21% of total anthropogenic emissions. At the same time, it holds the rare potential to not just drastically reduce emissions, but to sequester atmospheric carbon back into the soil, providing a natural way to limit global warming whilst producing nutritious food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that improves soil fertility whilst sequestering and storing atmospheric CO2. It increases on-farm diversity and improves water and energy management. It is a holistic solution that can lead to a wider set of economic, environmental and social benefits.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farms using regenerative practises can benefit from:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>higher and more stable yields&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lower input costs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the development of natural capital and ecosystem services whilst building agricultural resilience.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rodaleinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rodale-Soil-Carbon-White-Paper_v11-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One study suggests<\/a> that, if all global agricultural land was converted to regenerative farming systems, it would have the potential to sequester over 37.5 Gt of carbon dioxide per annum, which is more than the current level of global emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296-1200x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296-700x467.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/regenagri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_279868296.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/800;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Um exemplo de silvopastagem, uma t\u00e9cnica regenerativa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regenerative practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regenerative practices work with nature, limiting costly artificial inputs and mimicking natural ecosystems within an agricultural setting. Their overarching objective is to restore soil health.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regenerative agriculture draws its practices from agroecology, permaculture and conservation agriculture, as well as having deep roots in Indigenous land stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e3o existe uma metodologia \u00fanica para a agricultura regenerativa, uma vez que esta depende muito do trabalho com as condi\u00e7\u00f5es ambientais \u00fanicas de cada explora\u00e7\u00e3o agr\u00edcola. No entanto, existem alguns princ\u00edpios-chave que s\u00e3o consistentes, independentemente do local do mundo onde est\u00e1 a ser implementada:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Limitar a perturba\u00e7\u00e3o do solo<\/strong>. Embora a mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o do solo tenha sido amplamente utilizada na agricultura durante muitos anos, esta pr\u00e1tica representa uma amea\u00e7a direta para a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica do solo, um elemento fundamental para a fertilidade do solo e as reservas de carbono. Ao limitar a perturba\u00e7\u00e3o do solo e introduzir outras pr\u00e1ticas agr\u00edcolas, como as culturas de cobertura e a sementeira direta, o ecossistema do solo pode desenvolver-se e prestar servi\u00e7os ecossist\u00e9micos essenciais. Muito rapidamente se pode observar uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o dr\u00e1stica da eros\u00e3o do solo, a maximiza\u00e7\u00e3o da biodiversidade do solo e o aumento associado da capacidade de ciclagem de nutrientes e uma melhor reten\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cobrir o solo. <\/strong>Deixar o solo nu, especialmente ap\u00f3s a lavoura, aumenta consideravelmente o CO<sub>2<\/sub> do solo. A luz solar que incide sobre o solo nu oxida a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica, causando emiss\u00f5es de CO<sub>2 <\/sub>a ser libertado, gerando uma perda direta de fertilidade. A ado\u00e7\u00e3o de culturas de cobertura: culturas tempor\u00e1rias semeadas entre as rota\u00e7\u00f5es principais, representa uma forma rent\u00e1vel e natural de evitar o solo nu. A cobertura do solo tamb\u00e9m evita a eros\u00e3o do solo e o escoamento para os sistemas h\u00eddricos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integrar o gado. <\/strong>Historicamente, a pecu\u00e1ria e as culturas t\u00eam estado profundamente interligadas. Com a sobre-especializa\u00e7\u00e3o dos m\u00e9todos intensivos, muitas explora\u00e7\u00f5es agr\u00edcolas afastaram-se do gado ou introduziram-no em sistemas de interior. A separa\u00e7\u00e3o de animais e plantas \u00e9 uma grande fonte de inefici\u00eancia bioqu\u00edmica e de emiss\u00f5es de CO<sub>2 <\/sub>de emiss\u00f5es. Ao reintegrar as culturas e o gado atrav\u00e9s do pastoreio planeado e da aplica\u00e7\u00e3o de estrume, podemos aumentar a fertilidade do solo, reduzindo simultaneamente a necessidade de fungicidas, pesticidas e fertilizantes artificiais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manter as ra\u00edzes vivas no solo: <\/strong>Os sistemas radiculares saud\u00e1veis constroem a biodiversidade do solo, efectuam o ciclo dos nutrientes e ajudam o solo a reter a \u00e1gua. As culturas perenes s\u00e3o altamente ben\u00e9ficas para a manuten\u00e7\u00e3o de um sistema radicular vivo no solo. No entanto, a agricultura intensiva centra-se em esp\u00e9cies anuais que n\u00e3o deixam ra\u00edzes vivas no solo, degradando a estrutura do solo e os n\u00edveis de nutrientes. A reintrodu\u00e7\u00e3o de plantas perenes no sistema agr\u00edcola \u00e9 uma forma r\u00e1pida de restabelecer sistemas radiculares vivos durante todo o ano, o que tamb\u00e9m tem os benef\u00edcios adicionais de reduzir as doen\u00e7as e proporcionar um lar para a natureza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green finance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These regenerative&nbsp;practices are a return to what some might say is a traditional way of farming, but they also represent a very modern opportunity for farmers. The recent focus on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the potential for soils to sequester carbon has lead to the creation of carbon market. &nbsp;When farmers implement regenerative practises they can sequester and reduce carbon, improve local biodiversity and increase natural capital. These actions, when verified, will give them access to a new source of funding through the Green Finance Market, such as environmental impact bonds and payment for environmental services schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Regenagri initiative exists to support farmers and businesses to transition towards regenerative practises, securing the health of the land, and the wealth of those who live on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/regenagri.org\/pt\/contactar-nos\/\">Saiba mais<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The potential of regenerative agriculture Modern agriculture is at a crossroads. 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