Regenerative agriculture: a potentially transformative storyline shared by nine discourses

This paper proposes that regenerative agricultural discourse is supported by a shared storyline binding diverse actors and discourses together—a discourse coalition. Consequently, multiple discourses contribute to the over-arching discourse of regenerative agriculture.

These discourses are: Restoration for Profit; Big Picture Holism; Regenerative Organic; Regrarian Permaculture; Regenerative Cultures; Deep Holism; First Nations; Agroecology and Food Sovereignty; and Subtle Energies.

This paper describes and examines these component discourses and discusses tensions that may make regenerative agriculture vulnerable to co-optation and greenwashing, diluting its transformative potential.

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