Agriculture in Action: From Precision Spraying to Landscape Restoration (Jan 19–25, 2026)

Regeneration gets practical: tools, training, and proof

Young Kenyan agripreneurs spotlighted by CABI are tackling a deceptively simple question with big consequences: how to dose pesticides correctly across different sprayer sizes—showing how precision can cut waste and risk in real fields. CABI also underscored the long, science-led road to market for bioprotection products, and offered bite-size education on kale pests and biological control—practical IPM the way farmers actually use it.

Meanwhile, Preferred by Nature convened Uruguay’s rice sector for the first face-to-face Sustainable Rice Platform training in Latin America—pairing SRP standards, performance indicators, and the assurance scheme to build capacity end-to-end. Their story from Indonesia with Rikolto echoed a hopeful trend: youth returning to farming through climate-smart cocoa agroforestry, boosting livelihoods without expanding into forests.

Preferred by Nature is delivering the first in-person SRP training of its kind in Latin America, led by Aadarsh Mohandas with support from Freddy Peña and in collaboration with ACA. Participants from mills, farms, consultancies, and training orgs are sharpening their sustainable rice know-how. 🌾 Photo: Preferred by Nature

Nature-positive at landscape scale

Fundación Global Nature advanced the LIFE Ballesteros project near Cuenca, Spain: carefully managed re-flooding to restore aquifers and seasonal lagoons in a Natura 2000 karst system—a reminder that water balance is the heartbeat of biodiversity and farming alike.

In Indonesia’s Seruyan District, Kaleka highlighted the RSPO Jurisdictional Approach in action—moving sustainable palm oil beyond farms to a district-wide reality that protects forests, upholds rights, and includes thousands of smallholders. This is systems change where decisions are actually made.

Integrity, traceability, and market confidence

CottonConnect kept the spotlight on integrity in organic cotton—combining farmer training, staged testing, and the TraceBale platform—while asking its community which regenerative principle matters most for cotton’s future. It’s a timely pulse check as brands tie regen claims to credible data.

Rainforest Alliance amplified regenerative coffee under its new Regenerative Agriculture Certification, flagged participation in Mumbai Climate Week, and shared work with coconut farmers on climate-smart, nature-friendly practices. With LandRISE launching to support vulnerable communities across five agricultural landscapes, they’re linking certification, resilience, and rural prosperity.

Leadership that shifts systems

PELUM Uganda opened applications for AWOLA Cohort 4—an agroecology leadership program empowering women to shape policy and transform food systems across Africa. Fundatia Adept reflected on ClimateSmartAdvisors: how to manage pastures and livestock as climate change becomes more visible—turning European collaboration into hands-on guidance for farmers. RAAA Perú added practical agronomy for avocado, on-farm bioproducts, and water harvesting—low-cost steps that safeguard yields and springs in fragile valleys.

 Fundatia Adept is turning climate-smart pasture management into practice—field exchanges with USAMV Cluj and IBNA Balotești, mentor training through ClimateSmartAdvisors, and (from 2026) farmer-led working groups in Transylvania to build resilient herds, protect biodiversity, and strengthen rural livelihoods. 🌿🐄

Coalitions for biodiversity and livelihoods

At London roundtables, the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance mobilized support for Indonesia’s unique biodiversity—spotlighting the Peusangan Elephant Conservation Initiative—and backed coordination of the African NGOs Alliance for Environmental Sustainability to strengthen community engagement and knowledge exchange across the continent.

Why this matters for SAN’s Global Impact Network

Across geographies and commodities, SAN Members are converging on the same through-line: regenerate soils and water, protect nature, strengthen livelihoods, and back it all with integrity and data. Jurisdictional certification, watershed restoration, climate-smart agroforestry, and women’s leadership aren’t isolated headlines—they’re how a network turns commitments into credible outcomes for people and planet. That’s the promise of radical collaboration in practice: simpler, scalable, investor-grade results delivered where they count most—on the ground.