Bioproducts and a circular bioeconomy to counter climate change: Alliance for productivity, soil regeneration, and carbon capture in Mexican agriculture, Biofábrica Siglo XXI

Abstract

Climate change is the greatest threat we currently face. Food production has a significant bearing on this problem, as it is estimated that a third of GHG emissions come from this activity¹. Nonetheless, agriculture offers a viable solution to the climate crisis, due to the soil's capacity to capture carbon. However, this only happens in healthy soils². In 2022, the UN estimated that 40% of the world's soils are degraded³. An additional problem that arises from this degradation is low agricultural productivity.

Encouraging soil regeneration would not only favors the productivity needed to meet the demand for food, but also convert agricultural soils into carbon sinks. With this aim, Biofabrica proposes a production model based on the use of bioproducts and a circular bioeconomy. To promote large-scale implementation, it has promoted a public-private alliance between institutions that contribute economic and financial support, training, measurement of results, among other things.