The Power of Soil: Climate-Smart Agriculture Jumpstarting Soil Health in Ontario and Canada

Canada’s farmers are on the frontlines of worsening climate impacts and adaptation strategies are needed to maintain yield and farm profitability. The Greenbelt Foundation is supporting research into the best practices to improving soil health as well as the barriers farmers face in adopting these practices. This work was conducted through an Ontario-based advisory committee of farm organizations, as well as Quebec-based Equiterre and its national advisory committee.  

Losing productivity as a result of increasing climate risks negatively affects farm families’ livelihoods, the profitability of the agriculture sector, the viability of rural communities, and Canada’s GDP.

Through improvements to soil health practices, the Greenbelt Foundation is seeking to contribute to long-term agricultural sustainability, reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming, and help the agriculture sector adapt to a changing climate.