Holistic Management Accreditation

New Zealand could and should be a world super power in regenerative agriculture by ensuring its pasture management  approaches are focused on promoting healthy, ecologically and environmentally sound farming practices. Āta’s mission is to help New Zealand’s farmers make this opportunity a reality.

Healthy pasture absorbs and stores carbon, promotes biodiversity, provides the platform to create highly nutritious plant and animal food. Being a custodian of a healthy landscape positions a farmer to take advantage of shifts in consumer behaviour which are driving disruptive new global food trends.

Regenerative agriculture is really a way of thinking. In many ways, it represents a back to the future approach. Regenerative approaches seek balance unlike industrial systems, which have traditionally been established to maximise the extraction of return from a resource.

Effective regenerative practice in contrast takes a holistic approach aiming to better manage the integration of social, economic and environmental complexity. It is a viable option capable of solving many of the challenges facing New Zealand’s farmers today.