CommunicationPublished on 21 July 2025

Publication about syntropic farming systems

The article “Syntropic farming systems for reconciling productivity, ecosystem functions, and restoration” in the scientific journal “The Lancet Planetary Health” is a systematic review of the literature on syntropic systems. Over 90% of the 67 studies showed positive effects, especially on agrobiodiversity, nutritional quality, and yield quality. Also carbon storage, soil fertility, water cycling, climate resilience, and plant health appear favourable across widely varying cropping systems and environments. While most studies come from the tropics, syntropic systems are emerging also in Europe, highlighting their potential to productively redesign degraded and intensively managed agricultural landscapes in the temperate zone.