Transformational Agricultural and Health Initiative
(TAHI)
Building a Sustainable Future
Mission
Pioneering
the Future of Sustainable Practices
The Mission of the Transformational Agriculture and Health Initiative (TAHI) is to build the next generation of agricultural practice, recognizing the inextricable intertwining of soil, food, nutrition, and health sciences. We foster conversations among diverse
faculty from those fields while teaching students the synergy and extending the scientific foundations. We build healthier bodies, farms, and communities.
WHY REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE?
Revitalizing Land and Yield:
A New Approach to Agriculture
Discover the intricate processes behind regenerative agriculture, exploring its profound impact on soil functionality and crop productivity. Uncover the secrets of efficient resource utilization in crop production, optimizing water, light, and nutrient usage. Delve into the fascinating effects of regenerative practices on soil carbon levels and transformative changes in soil properties.
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At TAHI we see farmers at the center of a farming system that improves their soil health, their crop quality, their communities, and the health of people that eat the food they grow.
We focus on education and community building to reveal, improve, and nurture that system. Farmers are the first step in the healthcare supply chain. To fully deliver on that responsibility requires increased knowledge of the health of their soil, their crops, and their business strategy. Addressing this whole system is fundamental to our approach.
Soils
Introduction to soils, the process of soil formation.
KEY FACTORS OF SOIL DEGRADATION
We focus on soils and the process of soil formation. Explanation for soil differences in texture, productive capacity, water content, carbon content, and nutrient cycling. Knowing those factors that cause soil degradation, and learning how to ameliorate that degradation.
SOIL
WATER
Water is crucial. We focus on how to improve water availability and flow.
SOIL NUTRIENTS
Overview of nutrients in the soil and their availability and impact on plant growth. Relationship among nutrients and the need for a balanced soil nutrient content.
