The Challenge
Over 90% of global food and fibre production still depends on conventional agricultural systems that operate beyond planetary boundaries. These systems contribute to environmental degradation while leaving many farming communities vulnerable to climate, market, and social pressures.
Addressing these interconnected challenges requires action across the entire value chain. From producers to consumers, and from agriculture to processing, manufacturing, retail, and end-of-life management, the transition towards regenerative and circular food and fibre systems cannot be achieved in silos. Greater transparency, traceability, and collaboration are needed to reconnect producers and consumers, enable informed choices, and support the shift towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns.
Global innovation ecosystem for regenerative and circular landscapes
The Global Consortium for Regenerative & Circular Food and Fibre Landscapes connects farmers, communities, researchers, businesses, policymakers, and innovators to exchange knowledge, co-create solutions, and accelerate the transition towards regenerative and circular food and fibre systems.
Food and fibre systems connect ecosystems, communities, producers, and markets. Transforming these interconnected systems requires collaboration across sectors, disciplines, and regions.
Through living laboratories and pilot initiatives across different regions, the Consortium brings together local knowledge and innovation to develop, test, and scale solutions — from regenerative agriculture and biodiversity monitoring to circular fibre systems and digital traceability.
About the Consortium
The Global Consortium on Regenerative and Circular Food & Fibre Landscapes is an international partnership working to accelerate the transition towards regenerative agriculture and circular value chains. Originating from collaboration between partners in India and the Netherlands, the consortium brings together diverse stakeholders to develop, test, and scale solutions that improve livelihoods, restore ecosystems, strengthen climate resilience, and create more transparent and resilient food and fibre systems.
Through collaborative initiatives, thematic partnerships, and knowledge exchange, the consortium connects local action with global learning to drive systemic change across the food and fibre sectors.
Connecting knowledge, innovation, and action
The Consortium is organised around four interconnected working groups that bring together expertise, foster collaboration, and support the development of innovative projects across the ecosystem:
Developing and scaling regenerative approaches that restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience, and support thriving communities.
Transforming food and fibre systems through circularity, traceability, digital innovation, and new business models that connect producers, businesses, and markets.
Creating spaces for knowledge exchange, research collaboration, data sharing, and learning across regions, disciplines, and sectors.
Connecting partners, resources, and innovative financing approaches to enable the scaling of regenerative solutions.
Living laboratories for regenerative solutions
Across regions and value chains, partners collaborate to test, learn, and refine approaches that support regenerative and circular transitions.
Our initiatives connect landscapes, communities, and value chains — creating real-world environments where innovation can grow and solutions can be adapted and scaled.
Regenerative cotton landscapes in India
Regenerative cotton demonstration plots in Türkiye
Regenerative fibre systems in Bangladesh
Biodiversity and regenerative agriculture approaches in Brazil
Living laboratories for regenerative solutions
Across regions and value chains, partners collaborate to test, learn, and refine approaches that support regenerative and circular transitions.
Our initiatives connect landscapes, communities, and value chains — creating real-world environments where innovation can grow and solutions can be adapted and scaled.
Regenerative Cotton Bangladesh
More-than-Human Governance
Water Conservation
Citizen Science
Biochar
Coffee value chain
Join the Movement
Become part of a global innovation ecosystem working together to accelerate regenerative and circular transitions.
Whether you are a researcher, organisation, entrepreneur, farmer, policymaker, investor, or community initiative, there are opportunities to collaborate, contribute, and connect.
Join us in building regenerative, resilient, and transparent food and fibre systems for people, nature, and future generations.
Consortium Members actively contribute to the consortium's mission through collaboration, knowledge sharing, project development, and collective action.
Strategic Partners support the consortium through expertise, networks, funding, implementation capacity, or strategic collaboration.
Participating Partners engage in specific projects, working groups, events, or other collaborative initiatives.
Community Members stay connected through knowledge sharing, networking opportunities, events, and consortium updates.
