As the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference continues on its fourth day in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Kazakh Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources signed a memorandum with Ormex, a Paris-based company specializing in regenerative agriculture practices, and Chapter Zero Kazakhstan .
This agreement will support the development of sustainable agricultural practices that reduce carbon emissions, improve soil health, enhance water retention, and preserve biodiversity across the country.
Regenerative agriculture is a transformative approach aimed at restoring ecosystems, empowering rural communities, and building climate resilience from the ground up. In other words, it is about doing agriculture and farming in harmony with nature.
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev said climate change demands new approaches to measuring and reducing emissions. The new partnership is just about that.
“Resilient agriculture and restoring soil health are not only a way to reduce carbon footprint, but also improve food security and well-being of our citizens,” said Nyssanbayev.
“We see great potential for converging approaches and establishing reliable channels for data exchange. These steps will, in my view, not only increase transparency and accountability but also increase access to climate finance needed to further develop our low carbon field,” he said. A key element of the partnership will be a project to establish eco-climate stations in Kazakhstan.