Our Approach
As a company, we are working in phases toward our overall long-term goals of continuously building long-lasting relationships with shareholder farmers and opening up international markets for locally grown superfoods, legumes, seeds, and spices. Our emphasis encompasses several areas, including women-led businesses, the economic prosperity and fair work environment of the entire family, regenerative agriculture, and agroforestry practices. We believe that by taking a holistic approach to environmental reparation simultaneously with economic prosperity, that we can improve ecosystems and quality of life while delivering high-quality commodities to our international buyers and partners.
As we develop, we are prioritizing working with local farmers and families who are interested in implementing regenerative agriculture practices and becoming organic producers. This is a process and there will be farms, producers, and communities in transition.
We are looking for leaders who value the environment and who are willing to become influential producers in their region.
A key aspect of our approach is the willingness to participate in reforestation. As a prerequisite to working with Farmers & Forests Trading Co., we will require participating partners to incorporate native multi-use trees into their land use practices.
Regenerative Agroforestry seems to be the latest buzz word, however, the concept is a logical one that literally takes us back to our roots.
The idea is to renew the productivity and the potential for growth of our natural resources and in this case of our agricultural eco-system. This could mean restoring soil and nutrients, restoring water resources, restoring forests, encouraging restoring natural balances and integrating crops.
According to RegenerativeAgriculture.org, “Regenerative Agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity — resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle.” (Source)
