PARTNER CEG Internacional's Vision for Livestock Farming:
Regenerative Livestock, Sustainable & Carbon+ (RLSC+)
At PARTNER CEG Internacional, we champion the idea that the third millennium's livestock activity (which must inherently include agricultural and forestry activity) across the globe—especially, but not limited to, areas most vulnerable to the effects and consequences of climate change—must be conceived, both integrally and intentionally, as a triad of perpetuable purposes and outcomes, ensuring a triple positive impact. This means that:
🟠 IT MUST BE REGENERATIVE (RL): Because it represents a fundamental paradigm shift in the production of animal-sourced food. The need for REGENERATIVE livestock farming (with agriculture and forestry) on a global scale is based on multiple reasons. It is imperative for mitigating the effects of climate change by cycling and storing carbon in the soil; restoring and improving the health of ecosystems; ensuring long-term food security by improving the resilience of production systems and the families dependent on agricultural activities in the face of extreme climate events; promoting biodiversity; and fostering social justice by supporting small-scale producers and rural communities, who are often the most affected by the negative impacts of conventional production. The REGENERATIVE agricultural production model responds to growing consumer demand by delivering more sustainable and high-quality products. In summary, the transition to REGENERATIVE livestock farming is essential for building a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future for everyone.🟠 IT MUST BE SUSTAINABLE (S): Because it achieves a balance between production, environmental protection, and animal welfare, ensuring that natural resources are used efficiently and that future generations can continue to produce food. While the regenerative agricultural production model focuses on restoring and improving the health of degraded soil and ecosystems while cycling and storing carbon (and greenhouse gases - GHG - in general), it is essential that these practices, purposes, and results are made SUSTAINABLE in the long term to face global challenges such as climate change and food security. SUSTAINABILITY guarantees the long-term viability of production systems, and, by also being REGENERATIVE at the same time, it offers solutions to mitigate the environmental impacts of livestock farming and contribute to a more SUSTAINABLE future. Ultimately, both sustainability and regeneration are fundamental to transforming livestock farming into an activity that benefits both the planet and people.
🟠 IT MUST HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE CARBON BALANCE (C+): By reducing GHG emissions from livestock, agricultural, and forestry activities as much as possible (emitting less), and simultaneously removing unavoidable GHG emissions from the environment through regenerative practices—which involve recycling for the cyclical and constant production of plant biomass and storing organic carbon in the soil—and thereby reusing more carbon equivalent than the agricultural activities emit, regenerative agro-livestock systems help mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity, and ensure long-term food production. This approach aligns perfectly with the principles of SUSTAINABILITY and REGENERATION as it works integrally and intentionally to restore ecosystems, improve soil health, and reduce the carbon footprint of animal production. In short, a positive carbon balance is not only an environmental goal but also a key strategy for guaranteeing the economic and social viability of livestock farming in an increasingly challenging world.
"Achieving a POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE CARBON BALANCE (C+) through REGENERATIVE livestock farming is essential for a SUSTAINABLE future = RSC+ LIVESTOCK" (Zoot. Esp. Michael Rúa Franco, Founder and CEO of PARTNER CEG Internacional Network).
