Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that focuses on biodiversity and soil health, which has been degraded by the use of heavy machinery, fertilizers and pesticides in intensive farming. It uses ecological practices such as annual crop rotation, the use of compost, cover crops and green manure. Regenerative agriculture rejects the use of chemical (potentially harmful) substances, such as pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers, but instead ecosystem services to produce in harmony with nature.