We don’t need sustainable agriculture for a better future. We need it to be able to have a future at all.
The future of the human race has been totally dependent upon cultivated crops for far too long, i.e. thousands of years since the invention of agriculture. In modern times, advanced agriculture technology has made it possible for humans to meet all their needs as well as have surplus food stock and all of it has become a necessity now.
Except that all of that may end if we don’t use sustainable agricultural practices.
What is Sustainable Agriculture ?
The single most important objective of sustainable agriculture is the protection of environment and conservation of natural resources including, water and soil.
The farmers, the consumer, the food processors (hyperlink), and the government – all play important roles in encouraging the practice. Framers need to use methods that require minimum water use, cause less pollution on the farm and promote soil health. The consumers have to make sure they buy food products that have been grown using sustainable agriculture practices.
Food processing companies like Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd. promote sustainable agriculture by encouraging conservation and providing knowledge and technology to the farmer under their contract farming programme.
The government has to develop policies and programmes to encourage and incentivise sustainable agriculture practices and discourage those that have a high environmental cost.
If we keep using up the depleting natural resources of our planet, there may be a day very soon that the earth may not be able to produce the required amount of cereal, vegetables, fruits and other crops needed to feed the seven billion plus humans.
That would be a future much more dystopian than a George Orwell novel.
Impressive blog , this could not have been any better its really important to address global issues as much as we can
ReplyDeleteVery informative post indeed ! It is rare nowadays to find such content .
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