We can Optimize Ecosystems (at least) 10x Better than Nature Alone, While Sustaining Constant Crop Yields, with Syntropy
- Patrick
- Dec 23, 2024
- 2 min read
Once we begin to understand how truly positive our impact on nature can be as a keystone species, a race to implement Syntropic methods at scale will begin. First movers who take the risk to do this early will have a great advantage in the market as their systems will be older and will produce more over time at less cost. While worldwide agricultural production becomes more expensive and more scarce for the majority of crops, those who have moved to a syntropic model early will be producing more at less cost and will be able to capture more market share while maintaining an attractive price to satisfy growing demand.
Ernst Götsch, the founder of Syntropic Agriculture, states that in his systems he recycles 15-20 tons of dry organic matter per hectare per year. That's at least 2x more than the litterfall of the most advanced, climax rainforests in the Amazon[1]. What's key here is recognizing that those untouched areas of the Amazon have been growing for hundreds of years, whereas Ernst's systems were planted in extremely degraded conditions only 40 years ago.
As as result of Syntropic methods, the soil on Ernst Götsch's farm was measured to contain nearly 6800 micrograms of fungal biomass per gram of soil, showing a level of fungal growth and activity comparable to that of centuries-old climax forests[2]. This level of fungal activity is key to achieving an abundant and continuous yield, as the fungi are the soil agents which contribute the most to transforming non-organic minerals into plant-available nutrients, who ensure water availability to plants during times of drought, and who contribute the most to the immune-response and overall health of the ecosystem[3].
With this kind of system, yields are consistent year after year, quality is super-high, and quantity of yield is similar to conventional yields, if not higher. And all without the use of fertilizers, pest controls, or compost!
This represents an enormous leap forward in our understanding of what's possible for anthropogenic ecosystem regeneration. The only input needed is Knowledge.
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References:
[3]Wahab, A.; Muhammad, M.; et al, S.P.P. Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Regulating Growth, Enhancing Productivity, and Potentially Influencing Ecosystems under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses. Plants 2023, 12, 3102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12173102
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