Cultivating the future from the roots: innovation and carbon sequestration in soils
For the past four years, the Alliance has been leading research in Colombia on carbon sequestration in tropical soils to restore soil health, mitigate climate change, and strengthen food security.
- climate change
- crops
- Sustainable Agriculture
Cultivating the future from the roots: innovation and carbon sequestration in soils
For the past four years, the Alliance has been leading research in Colombia on carbon sequestration in tropical soils to restore soil health, mitigate climate change, and strengthen food security.
Agricultural soils represent one of the planet’s greatest strategic opportunities to address climate change. They have the capacity to capture carbon from the atmosphere while simultaneously supporting global food security. However, the loss of organic matter due to intensive conventional agricultural practices has progressively deteriorated this natural capacity. In response to this challenge, over the past four years, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (hereafter referred to as the Alliance) has led the Carbon Sequestration project, funded by the Bezos Earth Fund. The objective of the soil component is to evaluate the potential of deep-rooted forages and crop components within crop-livestock systems to restore soil organic carbon in human-impacted areas across tropical soils of Latin America. This initiative integrates science and soil monitoring, plant breeding, and artificial intelligence to restore agroecosystem health and deliver scalable solutions for farmers and decision-makers.