Manning discusses the challenges of creating new financial pathways for regenerative agriculture, the role of technology, and a current challenge she is tackling on her farm.
On December 8th, Senior Fellow David LeZaks participated in a panel during Savanna Institute’s Perennial Farm Gathering summit to discuss new developments in financing agroforestry.
LeZaks participated on a panel called Establishing the Business Case for Regenerative Agriculture alongside Patagonia Provisions general manager, Paul Lightfoot, and managing director of Agriculture Capital and former Niman Ranch CEO Rob Hurlbut.
The Institute receives a state-supported grant to support farmers of color in Martin and Warren counties in North Carolina to support soil health and water conservation practices.
Senior Fellow Bill Harrington describes a major win in advocating for better finance that will at least slow, and might permanently block, contract revival in the U.S. This win obligates Moody’s Investors Service to publicly scrap a deficient ESG proposal and, in its place, post Bill’s advocacy work.
Senior fellow Sharlene Brown participated on the Joan Bavaria Award committee, which aims to recognize a unique investor or NGO leader who is working to transform the capital markets into a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental concerns.
Croatan Institute Senior Fellow David LeZaks appeared in Grounded’s Reframing Agriculture video released in Summer 2022. The short video highlights how we can reframe agriculture and return to indigenous and traditional farming systems while connecting with soil, food, and the planet.
Manning discusses the economic challenges that producers face in regenerative agriculture as well as how the increasing amount of capital coming to the space can be both a blessing and a curse.
CGC is working with a broad network of partners to develop the strategy and operating plan for a national green bank.
Registration for students to participate in the BIPOC Leaders Advancing an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy (BLAISE ) Pilot is now open.
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas discusses an investor webinar co-hosted by IndustriALL Global Union and the UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.
In October 2022, Lauren Manning was invited to speak on a panel at the Regenerative Food System Investment Forum discussing farmers’ perspectives on finance. The panelists shared a multitude of perspectives including a universal need for capital providers to help shoulder some of the financial risks of adopting regenerative agriculture.
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