The series builds on Cool Farm’s ‘Measurement that Counts‘ impact report to advance that work further. By taking a practical approach, the series aims to enhance the collective capability of member organisations, enabling them to implement and scale regenerative agriculture within their value chains.
Over the past year, SAI Platform and Cool Farm have increasingly collaborated, and the joint webinar series marks an exciting evolution in their partnership. By combining their expertise and resources, the organisations can accomplish far more together than they ever could individually..
Kicking off: the first session
In July, the first session set the tone for the series by anchoring the community in what motivates individuals and member organisations to contribute to the regenerative agriculture movement. This session reinforced a collective commitment to creating solutions that are effective across all global contexts. Moreover, it reinforced a collective commitment to create solutions that are fit for purpose across all global contexts and to distinguish the focus on regenerative agriculture from ‘just another sector trend’, to driving a whole ‘system shift’. This grounding will be invaluable as the series progresses to more technical and practical aspects in future sessions.
What to expect next
The upcoming sessions will follow the steps identified by member organisations during participatory work, as outlined in SAI Platform’s Regenerating Together Transition Support Guide:
- Getting Resourced will delve into what it takes to prioritise value chain resilience, making a strong internal case for change, and mobilising both internal and external resources to achieve sustainability targets.
- Getting Grounded will highlight the importance of co-creating solutions with farmers and other value chain partners to ensure the solutions meet farmers’ needs and can adapt to local contexts.
- Getting Results will address the technical challenges and explore available solutions for measuring and tracking progress against the four core impact areas defined in the Regenerating Together Framework: soil health, biodiversity, water, and climate.
- Achieving a Just Transition will focus on enhancing equality and sharing risks equitably across value chains. Specifically, we will explore how farm-level transition roadmaps and MRV methods can be implemented in ways that build resilience and improve livelihoods for farmers in various contexts.
- Reaching the Tipping Point will tackle the challenge of scaling up. With best practice examples from earlier sessions, this session will candidly examine what it will take to bridge remaining gaps and extend this work across diverse value chains and the global farming community.
- Tying it All Together will connect the on-the-ground actions to the corporate claims that can be made, exploring issues of trust, transparency, assurance, and translatability in relation to the increased complexity of regenerative agriculture systems and the standards that support them.
Join Us!
The series promises to be a lively, honest, and insightful exploration of what it takes to build a more regenerative food system. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or are already deeply engaged in the process, these sessions will offer valuable insights and practical guidance.
For more information, contact comms@coolfarmtool.org.
