Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative agriculture focuses on restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and building resilient ecosystems while producing food. It follows six core principles we have outlined below. These principles have a synergistic and exponential affect as more of them are incorporated into a system. These are the guiding operational principles used by Sankuru Regen.
Minimize Soil Disturbance
Limit or eliminate tillage to preserve soil structure, organic matter, and beneficial microbial communities.
Maintain Living Roots Year-Round
Use cover crops, intercropping, or perennial plants to keep active roots in the soil at all times, feeding microbes, building organic matter, and improving soil structure.
Maximize Biodiversity
​Diversify plant species (crops, cover crops, and pollinator-supporting plants) and encourage beneficial animals and insects to enhance resilience, close nutrient cycles, and reduce reliance on monocultures.
Keep the Soil Covered
Protect the soil surface with living plants or plant residue (mulch) to prevent erosion, retain moisture, moderate temperature, and suppress weeds.
Integrate Livestock
Thoughtfully Incorporate grazing animals in ways that mimic natural herd behavior, cycling nutrients, controlling vegetation, and stimulating soil biology—avoiding confinement systems.
Apply Holistic, Context-Specific Management
​Make decisions based on the unique conditions of the entire farm ecosystem, prioritizing long-term soil vitality and overall system improvement.