Sustainable agriculture is important in ensuring the well-being of the land, farmers and wildlife over a long period of time. This is done by limiting harmful chemicals and keeping the soil and water healthy through erosion prevention. Crop rotation is vital in keeping farming practices sustainable and provides the plants with essential nutrients making them able to produce higher yields. The disposing of plant wastes can be used for energy through the burning of biomass thus limiting the wastes produced by a farm and giving energy to the farm. Organic farming is a type of sustainable agriculture where the focus is to not use any type of chemical on the crop. Hydroponic farming can be especially beneficial to farmers who have little access to good quality soil by growing plants in mineral rich solutions. The benefits of sustainable agriculture are overwhelming to both mankind and the land. Even though the transition of traditional practices to sustainable ones will take money and time, there seems to be an approaching answer to many of the hungry across the globe.
This map shows that world hunger affects every population, but most notably in countries in Africa and Asia. We understand that world hunger has always been an issue in the world and will continue to be. For example the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800's to the suffering and lack of food in the Darfur region currently. However with the development of sustainable agriculture I believe world hunger can be greatly reduced. A brief background into sustainable food; it has really become popular within the last few decades. Especially with the implementation of hydroponic and organic farms. With the ability of hydroponics, vegetables can be grown year round without worrying about the effects of the elements. Also more vegetables can be grown in smaller areas without erosion and without costly chemicals. Hydroponic food was used in the Pacific Ocean before and during WWII where soldiers grew vegetables on the soil poor islands. Hydroponic farms have since advanced and are (as well as organic farms and sustainable agricultural practices) becoming more and more essential in fighting world hunger.
