Regenerative Farms Lost Three Times Less Yield in France’s Droughts. Here’s Why
Faced with skyrocketing costs, supply shortages and extreme weather, Europe’s farmers are in crisis.
With a hot summer looming, fuelled by human-caused climate change, drought is likely to take grip on the continent, further threatening food supplies and livelihoods.
New data gathered on drought-hit French farmland reveals that the most promising solution could also be the greenest one.
In a study of more than 1,200 farms across the country, early findings show that highly regenerative farms recorded an eight per cent drop in crop yields compared with 22 per cent on their least regenerative counterparts following the 2023 droughts.
The early findings give weight to an argument long touted by regenerative farming advocates that, while initial costs may be higher than conventional farming methods, it pays dividends.