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Chapter 6: Sustainable Agriculture - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 6: Sustainable Agriculture
Definition: farming systems that are capable of maintaining their productivity to society indefinitely without causing irreversible damage to ecosystem health
Sustainable agriculture concept started 30 years ago due to:
Declining soil fertility
Declining yield
Increasing poverty
Goal of Sustainable Agriculture : Economic development
Way Sustainable Agriculture makes profit
Good financial planning
Marketing plan
Selecting profitable farming enterprises
Market research / survey
Goal of Sustainable Agriculture: Environmental conservation
Sustainable agriculture is eco-friendly farming system
Ensure four ecosystem processes in good condition during farming:
1) Energy flow
2) water cycles
3) mineral cycles
4) ecosystem dynamic
Intercropping
Cultivate more than one crop at a time
2.Increase sunlight capture
Crop Rotation:
provides complementary fertilization among the crops in sequence with each other
Cover Crops, Compost, and Fertilizers
Tillage: preparation of the soil by digging it up
Zero Burning
An old oil palm and rubber trunks are not burned, but sliced thin and left to decompose.
Nutrients such as N,P,K and Mg are recycled
Pest Management
Chemical pesticides can be effectively employed to suppress pests; however, there are more environmental friendly methods of control like use biocontrol agents, crop barries and minimum tillage
Goal of Sustainable Agriculture:
Socio-political benefits
Promote socio-political stability in country
Keep the money circulating in the community
Marketing strategies involving direct marketing through farmers markets or road side stalls have a positive impact on the local community.