In 2017 sankalpa funded Farmwel to work alongside FAI Farms to develop 18 goals for sustainable agriculture. From this, Farmwel produced a blueprint for agricultural reform — much of which was integrated by the government, and became central to the UK’s agricultural policy.
With our continued support, Farmwel partnered with FAI Farms and Oxford University to draw large scale attention to ground breaking research into the global warming impact of ruminant methane. The scientists, which included Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors, discovered that methane from ruminants is not causing additional global warming. Instead ruminants, when well managed in grass-based systems, can produce food, restore biodiversity and help deliver net zero emissions from agriculture.
"Although livestock produce methane almost constantly, the focus on their emissions is misleading — it's the warming impact of those emissions that actually matters. The Oxford University research presents an opportunity to deliver truly sustainable agriculture, with land managed to deliver a multitude of positive outcomes, including nutritious food, carbon sequestration, and improved biodiversity and soil health."
finlo Costain, Livestock are not the global warming enemy
In 2019 Farmwel began producing the Farm Gate podcast, funded by sankalpa and delivered jointly with FAI Farms. With topics ranging from the ethics of veganism to the impact of climate change on food availability, subscribers to the weekly podcasts tune in to hear stories about the people and solutions that are creating a regenerative future for food and agriculture.