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Why healthy soils mean greater crop yields
This week: Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, ta...
On 6th June, Innovation Forum hosted a free webinar in partnership with CottonConnect
Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerate soils, support ecosystems, and improve farmer livelihoods all whilst increasing yield. With initial pilots showing the potential for transformative impact, how can this approach now be implemented at scale?
In this webinar, we used CottonConnect's work with cotton farmers in Gujarat as a case study to discuss:
In this webinar, we used CottonConnect's work with cotton farmers in Gujarat as a case study to discuss:
- The challenges that remain in the cotton industry, and the potential for regenerative agriculture as a solution
- How best to work with local partners on the ground to implement regenerative programmes
- What are transferable lessons for regenerative transformation in the cotton sector globally
We heard valuable insights from:
- Alison Ward, CEO, CottonConnect
- Hardeep Desai, global head – farm programmes, CottonConnect
- Prakash Philip, senior director – Monitoring Evaluation & Learning, CottonConnect
This discussion was moderated by Toby Webb, founder, Innovation Forum.
To learn more about CottonConnect's work with cotton farmers in Gujarat you can watch this film, and for more information on CottonConnect click here.
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21st - 22nd October 2025