Sustainable Agriculture
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RAINFOREST ALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE …
www.rainforest-alliance.org2020 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE STANDARD: FARM REQUIREMENTS The need for sustainable agriculture has never been greater. By providing a practical framework for sustainable agriculture, and a targeted set of innovations, the Farm Requirements can help farmers produce better crops, adapt to climate change,
Planning and implementing action for sustainable agriculture
sustainabledevelopment.un.orgPlanning and Implementing Action for Sustainable Agriculture By the Thematic Group on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems * For global agriculture systems to produce enough food to sustainably feed nine or ten billion people by 2050, there will have to be a shift in consumer and producer behavior and a structural change toward more
Building a common vision for sustainable food and ...
www.fao.orgA vision for sustainable food and agriculture 12 A conceptual model 12 Interactions and trade-offs 13 Cross-sectoral integration and synergies 15 Key principles for sustainability in food and agriculture 18 Principle 1. Improving efficiency in the use of resources is crucial to sustainable agriculture 20 Principle 2.
Issues Brief: Sustainable Agriculture - United Nations
sustainabledevelopment.un.orgSaharan Africa (FAO, 2012a). So going forward, agriculture needs not only to provide adequate nutritious food, income, and decent jobs, but also address a host of environmental challenges. To respond to these multiple challenges, there is need to …
Sustainable Animal Agriculture - College of Agriculture ...
www.canr.msu.edusustainable agriculture programs (Thompson, 2007). This view implies unlimited resources such as energy, fresh water, a fertile land base and minerals, and an indestructible environment. The second dimension to sustainable agriculture accounts for the fi nite nature of most resources in agriculture and environmental degradation. In this
Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction
s3.wp.wsu.eduSustainable agriculture is one that produces abundant food without depleting the earth’s resources or polluting its environment. It is agriculture that follows the principles of nature to develop systems for raising crops and livestock that are, like nature, self-sus-taining. Sustainable agriculture is also the agriculture of social values ...
Sustainable Agriculture Principles & Practices - SAI Platform
saiplatform.orgThe Sustainable Agriculture Principles and Practices provide a holistic framework. We have identified eleven sustainable agriculture principles. All the principles are interdependent, with best practices often benefiting several principles. However, it is critical to keep in mind all interdependencies, as some on-farm or
Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture
www.oecd.orgSustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture Agriculture is the major user of water in most countries. It also faces the enormous challenge of producing almost 50% more food by 2030 and doubling production by 2050. This will likely need to