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6.4 Sustainable Agriculture (How to Practice Sustainable Agriculture…
6.4 Sustainable Agriculture
How to Practice Sustainable Agriculture
Expand Organic Agriculture
Less erosion
No GM seeds
Organic fertilizer use
Builds soil organic matter
Considered organic when no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or GM seeds
Cons
Nutrients still leech underwater
Creates greenhouse gases
Getting rid of seeds by ploughing can damage soil
Desertification reduction
Use plants to anchor topsoil/hold water
Avoid overgrazing, defortestaton, and destructive agricultural practices
Restoring soil fertility
Rotating crops
Organic fertilizers
Topsoil conservation
No-Till farming
Hedges
Terracing
Don't use soil (hydroponics)
Intercropping
Contour Planting and strip cropping
Reduce soil salinization
Use salt tolerant crops
Less irrigation
More efficient irrigation
Synthetic Pesticide avoidance
Biological Control
Hormones, natural predators, sex attractants
Ecological Control
Alternate cropsevery year
Cultivational Control
Polyculture