"Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs."
Agricultural practices that aim to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Agroecology: A system of farming that mimics natural ecosystems and focuses on the interdependence of biodiversity, soil health, and ecological processes.
Sustainable Soil Management: The use of practices that promote soil health, such as conservation tillage, cover crops, and organic matter additions.
Integrated Pest Management: A set of practices that use biological, cultural, and chemical methods to manage pests and minimize the use of chemical pesticides.
Water Management: The efficient use of water resources through practices such as irrigation management, water conservation, and rainwater harvesting.
Energy Efficiency: The use of energy-efficient technologies and practices to minimize energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Smart Agriculture: The use of practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and help farmers adapt to climate change.
Livestock Management: The use of practices that promote animal welfare, reduce environmental impact, and improve the efficiency and profitability of livestock production.
Food Loss and Waste Reduction: The reduction of food waste through improved supply chain management, packaging technology, and consumer education.
Agribusiness and Market Access: The development of sustainable business models and market access strategies that promote economic growth and social equity.
Urban Agriculture: The use of agriculture to improve food security, nutrition, and environmental sustainability in urban areas.
Organic Agriculture: A system of farming that avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and emphasizes biodiversity and ecological health.
Food Safety: The use of practices that minimize foodborne illnesses and prevent contamination of food products.
Gender and Equity: The promotion of gender equality and social equity in agriculture through policies and programs that increase women’s participation in the sector and improve their economic and social status.
Ecological Economics: A branch of economics that integrates ecological principles into economic theory and policy.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems: The use of traditional knowledge and practices to inform sustainable agriculture practices and improve community resilience.
Agroforestry: This is the practice of combining woody perennials (trees and shrubs) with crops or livestock in order to create a more sustainable and productive system.
Aquaponics: This is a system of farming that combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (growing crops in water) in a closed-loop system.
Conservation Agriculture: This is a farming system that promotes minimum soil disturbance, crop rotation, and the use of cover crops to improve soil health and reduce erosion.
Intensive rotational grazing: This is a method of grazing livestock that involves moving them regularly to different paddocks in order to maximize forage growth and minimize soil erosion.
Organic farming: This is a farming system that avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and instead relies on natural inputs and practices to grow crops and raise livestock.
Permaculture: This is a design system that seeks to create sustainable and productive ecosystems by mimicking the patterns and processes of nature.
Precision agriculture: This is a method of farming that uses technology such as GPS, sensors, and drones to optimize production and reduce waste.
Regenerative agriculture: This is a farming system that focuses on restoring soil health, increasing biodiversity, and using natural processes to produce food.
Sustainable livestock production: This includes practices such as raising animals on pasture, using low-stress handling techniques, and minimizing the use of antibiotics and hormones.
Urban agriculture: This is the practice of growing food in urban areas, using a variety of methods including rooftop gardens and aquaponics systems.
"Developing sustainable food systems contributes to the sustainability of the human population."
"Agriculture has an enormous environmental footprint, playing a significant role in causing climate change, water scarcity, water pollution, land degradation, deforestation and other processes."
"Food systems are responsible for one third of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions."
"Sustainable agriculture consists of environment friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to human or natural systems."
"Elements of sustainable agriculture can include permaculture, agroforestry, mixed farming, multiple cropping, and crop rotation."
"Besides sustainable farming practices, dietary shifts to sustainable diets are an intertwined way to substantially reduce environmental impacts."
"Numerous sustainability standards and certification systems exist, including organic certification, Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade, UTZ Certified, GlobalGAP, Bird Friendly, and the Common Code for the Coffee Community (4C)."
"Agriculture plays a significant role in water scarcity and water pollution."
"Agriculture plays a significant role in land degradation."
"Sustainable agriculture provides a potential solution to enable agricultural systems to feed a growing population within the changing environmental conditions."
"It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem services."
"It involves preventing adverse effects to soil, water, biodiversity, surrounding or downstream resources."
"It is simultaneously causing environmental changes and being impacted by these changes."
"When developing agriculture within sustainable food systems, it is important to develop flexible business process and farming practices."
"Agriculture has an enormous environmental footprint."
"Sustainable agriculture consists of environment friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to human or natural systems, thereby preventing deforestation."
"There are many methods to increase the sustainability of agriculture."
"Sustainable agriculture involves preventing adverse effects...to those working or living on the farm or in neighboring areas."
"Sustainable agriculture consists of environment friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to...biodiversity."