Organic agriculture is a production system that avoids synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and genetically modified organisms, relying instead on crop rotation, compost, green manures, biological pest control and careful soil management. Organic products are certified against national or international standards, which gives consumers confidence in how they were produced. Regenerative agriculture is a broader, outcome-focused approach that aims to restore and improve soil health, biodiversity and water cycles. Its main practices include minimal soil disturbance, keeping soil covered with crops or residues, growing diverse crops, maintaining living roots in the soil year-round and integrating livestock. Natural farming systems promoted in several countries share many of these principles.
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