Getting food onto our plates is responsible for about a third of our greenhouse gas emissions globally--and most of that is caused by agriculture. Raising and growing our food takes up a lot of room: more than half of the habitable land on Earth is used for agriculture.
Most of the world already feels the consequences of climate change. We need to reduce emissions and preserve biodiversity to protect humanity's future. Agriculture si a main driver of climate change. Ironically, it is also impacted severely by the effects. Growing food will get tougher with changing temperature and precipitation.
The connection between human and nature has been lost. Humans need to recognize themselves as part of a whole again instead of placing humans above nature, as separate. I believe a large part of this lost connection can be regrown through food and the landscape around us. It's easy to feel disconnected with your food when standing between cans and bags in the grocery store, on your way home through the concrete desert of buildings, or on vacation at the shielded hotel beach.
This intersection of humans and food, of humans and their surroundings is where I see myself in our community. It's why I chose to write my thesis on regenerative agriculture. It's where I see myself working after I finish my degree.
I believe in local produce, regenerative growing with a stewardship mindset, experiencing nature yourself by getting your hands into soil, both literally and figuratively, in solidarity, in food and nutrition education instead of advertising, in teaching humans about the ecoystems surrounding us and our food.
Bachelor thesis: Marine-Protected Areas and their Perception
Master thesis: Regenerative Agriculture in the Current Sociopolitical Context
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