Why sustainable Agriculture?
- Nourishes and restores the soil:
- Sustainable Agriculture places a lot of emphasis on soil nourishment, which ultimately results in healthier plants and animals.
- Using natural fertilizers and crop rotation, while minimizing the number of animals on a farm, sustainable agriculture ensures that soils are free from toxic compounds that may harm humans, animals, and pollinators.
- Saves energy:
- Sustainable agriculture endeavors to minimize energy use at all levels of production.
- By eliminating the use of fossil fuels and reducing energy use, sustainable farming helps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, thereby playing a significant role in combating climate change.
- Conserves and protects water:
- Sustainable agricultural systems use several techniques to conserve water, such as drip irrigation and mulching.
- In addition, it focuses on planting perennial crops with deep roots that don’t require a lot of water.
- Values diversity:
- Sustainable farming focuses on diverse farming systems which use a variety of crops.
- The diversity of plants in this farming system ensures that they are more resilient to withstand any pests, diseases, and drought.
- Provides crops with resilience:
- It focuses on growing a variety of crops as opposed to single breed crops while ensuring that the soils are healthy to provide the required minerals required for good plant health.
- Works in harmony with nature:
- It places a lot of emphasis on natural productivity by relying on the regenerative aspects of the natural environment.
- Supports local communities:
- Sustainable agriculture is generally localized and places a lot of emphasis on domestic food production.
- Consequently, the localized food system enables farmers to reinvest their money within their communities where it circulates, and this ultimately uplifts the living standards of community members while also creating rural jobs.
- Stabilizes food supply:
- Sustainable farming tends to be highly decentralized and therefore limits the chances of food insecurity occasioned by the financial troubles, or any problem that a corporation may encounter.