Regenerating soil to produce more, better and everywhere, whilst enabling farmers to make a decent living from their job
Sarah Singla
Her farm
- Operator of a 100-ha mixed crop and livestock farm located at 850 m altitude
- An agronomic engineer and the chairwoman of the association “Clé de sol”, also a training consultant specialising in soil conservation and regeneration farming
Her innovations
- Initiation of partnerships and synergies with neighbouring breeders and apiarists
- Creation of micro-sized vertical markets to create added value up to the end product
- In constant search of new knowledge to develop cropping practices to optimise inputs
- More widely: recreate dynamics in the soil, in the fields and across the region
- Performs no-till direct sowing into cover crops, conducts crop rotation and has reintroduced animals into fields
Her results
- Continuous improvement in soil functional behaviour
- Optimised inputs: water, nitrogen, minerals, reuse of organic matter
- More effective weed management due to reintroducing animals on the farm
- Better margin protection through lower mechanisation charges and by creating added value in the sale of “finished products”
Find out more
NUFFIELD report: “La réduction des intrants dans les systèmes céréaliers” available online on www.nuffieldfrance.fr
This profile was written by the organisation NUFFIELD France, a member of the NUFFIELD International network. The NUFFIELD Scholarship supports agriculture professionals on an international research and development journey. It is a window onto the world and access to a worldwide farming network.
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