This is according to Alan Rosenberg, founder and sole proprietor of Lindros. Rosenberg has been involved with agriculture over the last four decades in four countries. His core focus is on the development of soil health and soil fertility. Rosenberg was also invited to write the leading chapter for Agroecology, Ecosystems, and Sustainability in the third world soon to be published in India.
Lindros consults, educates, trains and manages food sovereignty and food security projects. Rosenberg started Lindros in 2001 after so many people asked him for advice in the sustainable agricultural sector. Rosenberg at the time had worked on farms for 27 years in four countries. The goal was to help others through consultation and training.
“We as modern people take things for granted. If we use the term Agroecology or Sustainability we presume that we all have the same orientation, interpretation, and understanding of these concepts. But it is through my biography I have learned that rightful answers need rightful context.”
“For example, if someone asks how to increase soil fertility you then give generic answers. If someone asks how I increase my soils fertility then one can give specific answers to site-specific conditions. Well over 50% to 70% of global food is produced by small sale agroecological practitioners and the percentage is growing. So a clear perspective to the discussion would be how to increase this percentage because no matter what system one uses, one will, in the end, be loyal and dependent on two things: (1). The agronomy which is consistent and (2). Impact on the environment will always be there. And this forms the basis of agroecology.”
Rosenberg says a large persuader in the agriculture sector is climate change. “Climate change is a definite focus on adapting our core values differently. The emerging trend is to minimise inputs, increase soil carbon and be more kind to the environment through soft path technologies”
