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Recent Advances in Biofarming Show Potential for Rapid Soil Restoration, with Carbon, Health and Livelihoods Benefits

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This article is a response to a call for evidence from the UK Institute for Public Policy Research on "food and the recovery of nature, communities and livelihoods". It outlines recent research on the emergent practices of regenerative agriculture, concerning its agricultural, environmental and livelihood potentials.

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  • Bardsley, Nicholas, 2021. "Recent Advances in Biofarming Show Potential for Rapid Soil Restoration, with Carbon, Health and Livelihoods Benefits," MPRA Paper 121184, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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