Why regenerative agriculture makes business sense

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of regenerative agriculture and financial investment with guest Alessia Lenders.

What if the future of farming was not only better for biodiversity and soil health, but also a smarter long-term investment? In this episode of What The Field?!, we sit down with Alessia Lenders, Head of Impact at SLM Partners, a pioneering investment firm proving that ecological farming and solid financial performance can go hand in hand. Alessia’s journey into regenerative agriculture did not begin in the fields but in the world of traditional finance. Searching for investment solutio...

People in this episode

Guest: Alessia Lenders

Topics covered

• regenerative agriculture
• biodiversity
• soil health
• investment
• ecological farming

Keywords

• regenerative agriculture
• biodiversity
• soil health
• investment
• ecological farming
• finance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SLM Partners

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