Sustainable Agriculture

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.