Regenerative Agriculture & Agroforestry
A founding Living Lab in the Atlantic Forest biome, co-designing soil regeneration and agroforestry models with smallholder farmers — integrating traditional knowledge with systems science.
Soil that produces, restores, and pays.
The Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse and most degraded biomes on the planet. Smallholder farmers carry the weight of feeding regional markets while standing at the front line of soil collapse, climate volatility, and unstable commodity prices.
The Brazil Lab is testing whether regenerative agroforestry models can pay farmers more, restore soil faster, and build a verified market for products with measurable ecological credentials.
Working with farmers, not on top of them.
Farmer-led design
Models are co-designed with smallholders who already know the land. Their knowledge is treated as a primary input, not an afterthought.
Agroforestry plots
Polyculture plots integrate native species, soil-building cover crops, and high-value cash crops in arrangements suited to the local microclimate.
Soil & yield measurement
Open soil-health, yield, and income data per plot — verifiable evidence for buyers, certifiers, and policymakers.
Market pathway
Connecting plot outputs to buyers willing to pay for verified regenerative provenance — the corporate marketing budget redirection in action.
Buy a verified slice of regeneration.
Foundations and impact investors can co-fund the Lab's expansion. Corporate sponsors with food, beverage, or sustainability portfolios can sponsor agroforestry plots and integrate the verified outputs into their supply chains.