SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways, which means meeting society’s food and textile present need, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem services. Sustainable agriculture can be defined in many ways, but ultimately it seeks to sustain farmers, resources and communities by promoting farming practices and methods that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities. Sustainable agriculture fits into and complements modern agriculture.

In agriculture sustainable is a complex idea with many facets, including the economic (a sustainable farm should be a profitable business that contributes to robust economy) the social (it should deal fairly with its workers and have a mutually beneficial relationship with the surrounding community), and the environmental. There are many methods to increase the sustainability of agriculture. When developing agriculture within sustainable food system, it is important to develop flexible business process and farming practices. Advantages of sustainable agriculture.

 Reducing agriculture runoff.
 Preventing pollution of lakes and rivers.
 Saving water.
 Naturally maintain soil fertility by recycling nutrients on farm.
 Enhancing carbon sequestration by soil and perennial vegetation.
Disadvantages of sustainable Agriculture.
 Reduced productivity per area in the short term (increased in the long term views).
 Required higher initial investment.
 Requires much more know how to be successful.