The retention of organic carbon in healthy soils significantly impacts the reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, to optimize soil quality and increase fertility and resilience. By promoting the adoption of carbon farming practices and emphasizing carbon storage we can link agriculture and climate change mitigation, advancing towards a more sustainable and adaptable future. IICA, in partnership with The Ohio State University, lead the “Living Soils of the Americas" initiative, that expands actions and knowledge on good practices in carbon farming and its potential to promote greenhouse gas emission mitigation through soil carbon sequestration. In this high-level panel, decision-makers from the public and private sectors will discuss opportunities to adapt agri-food systems as a tool to promote soil carbon sequestration, as well as financing strategies that will allow these practices to scale at the regional level.

Panelists: Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University, Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, farmers and private-sector partners advance solutions through Carbon Farming.