Regenerative agriculture developed as a response to conventional farming&rsquo;s ecological degradation, emerging from organic farming, permaculture and holistic management principles. It reframes farms as integrated ecosystems rather than mere production units. Unlike conventional agriculture&rsquo;s yield-focused approach through external inputs, regenerative agriculture builds biological capital and ecosystem services to naturally support productivity, fundamentally shifting from extraction to regeneration. Key practices include minimal soil disturbance (no-till/reduced tillage), cover cropping, diverse crop rotations, managed livestock integration, compost application, reduced synthetic inputs and agroforestry systems. Implementation emphasizes context-specific design rather than prescriptive approaches. Monitoring focuses on soil health indicators (organic matter, biological activity, aggregate stability, water infiltration) and ecosystem metrics like biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Research shows promising outcomes: Soil organic carbon increases of 0.5-2% over 3-5 years, water infiltration rates 2-10 times higher than conventional systems, 30-50% increases in soil microbial diversity and 60-80% greater beneficial insect abundance. Carbon sequestration ranges from 0.5 to 3 tons per hectare annually. Economically, regenerative farms demonstrate 20-40% lower input costs with comparable or improved long-term profitability despite potential yield decreases during transition periods. Long-term studies confirm that regenerative systems become increasingly productive and stable over time. 
&nbsp;

Regenerative Agriculture: Restoring Ecosystems&#39; Resilience and Productivity: A Review

<div>Background: The combined use of green manure and legumes in binary legume-crop mixtures allows farmers to efficiently produce a sufficient amount of human food and animal feed. The purpose of this study is examine how biologization and the use of different soil cultivation techniques in legume cropping affects chernozem soil fertility and productivity of rotation crops. 
 
Methods: The studies were conducted between 2017 and 2019 in 3 crop rotations. The first (control) crop rotation comprised of a clean fallow phase, winter wheat, barley and sunflower. The second crop rotation was that of green-manure fallow (clover), winter wheat, barley, sunflower and clover with oilseed radish as green manure. The third crop rotation included alfalfa, winter wheat combined with alfalfa, followed by barley, followed by sunflower and alfalfa with oilseed radish as green manure.&nbsp; 
 
Result: The three-year data indicated that there was an improvement in the physical properties of soil. The water resistance of soil aggregates increased by 9.7 per cent. There was a steady tendency towards an increase in detritus content (1.5 times), the amount of soil aggregates (one-third) and water resistance of the soil aggregates (9 per cent).</div>

​The Impact of Growing Legume Plants under Conditions of Biologization and Soil Cultivation on Chernozem Fertility and Productivity of Rotation Crops

Regenerative Agriculture: Restoring Ecosystems' Resilience and Productivity: A Review

​The Impact of Growing Legume Plants under Conditions of Biologization and Soil Cultivation on Chernozem Fertility and Productivity of Rotation Crops

The Impact of Growing Legume Plants under Conditions of Biologization and Soil Cultivation on Chernozem Fertility and Productivity of Rotation Crops