Transitioning to green finance

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In the seventh episode, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, delves into transitioning to green finance. He is joined by Paul Pizzala, chief information officer at New Foundation Farms, a regenerative agrifood enterprise on a mission to produce food and fibre in a way that supports soils, communities and human health. Paul’s career started out in the city working in private client investment management. Following the global financial crisis in 2008, his career took an exciting twist when he enrolled on a permaculture course and became interested in systems thinking, leading him to where he is today. Alongside Harry and Paul is Tim Coates, who farms 1,450 acres in Oxfordshire. He is also a co-founder and chief customer officer at Oxbury Bank, a dedicated agricultural bank which supports farmers in a sustainable way. Harry, Paul and Tim explore how farmers looking to transition to a more regenerative approach can link with funding. They also look to a future in which there will be an accessible income stream delivered by the impact of regenerative farming practices on the land, which is as well as, not in place of, income from food production.