COP27: Private sector should support farmers adopt regenerative agriculture

Farmer watering onions at Perkerra Irrigation Scheme, Marigat, Baringo County, on November 2, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Governments, businesses, negotiators, activists, and other stakeholders are meeting in Egypt for COP27 - the largest annual gathering on climate action.

The participating parties are seeking to build on COP26 to accelerate tackling the climate emergency whose adverse impacts are increasingly being felt across the globe. Among the key focus areas of discussion at COP27 are the centrality of water and agriculture in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.