1. The document discusses sustainable agriculture and defines it as the successful management of resources to satisfy changing human needs while maintaining environmental quality and conserving natural resources. 2. It provides goals for sustainable agriculture systems, including providing profitable farm incomes while promoting environmental stewardship, stable farm families/communities, and reducing inputs. 3. The document outlines several practices for sustainable agriculture, such as using cover crops, crop rotation, and integrated pest management, to improve soils and reduce pollution.

2. “…a journey, not a destination”
By
Allah Dad Khan
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5. 1.Available natural resource base, including water, land,
biodiversity ,grazing areas and forest; climate, of which
altitude is one important determinant; landscape,
including slope; farm size, tenure and organization; and
dominant pattern of farm activities and household
livelihoods, including field crops, livestock, trees,
aquaculture, hunting and gathering, processing and off-
farm activities.
2.Taking into account the main technologies used, which
determine the intensity of production and integration of
crops, livestock and other activities.
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6. The word "sustain," from the Latin sustinere
(sus-, from below and tenere, to hold), to keep
in existence or maintain, implies long-term
support or permanence.

7. TheTechnical Advisory Committee of
Consultive Group of International
Agriculture Research ( CGIAR) define
Sustainable Agriculture “ Successful
management of resources for agriculture to
satisfy the changing humans needs while
maintaining or enhancing the quality of the
environment and conserving natural
resources”.
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8. A farm system that mimics as closely as
possible the complexity of a healthy and
natural ecosystem.
Goals include:
Providing a more profitable farm income.
1. Promoting environmental stewardship.
2. Promoting stable, prosperous farm
3. families and communities.

9. 1. Reduces inputs.
2. health.
3. Strengthens rural and urban communities.
4. Produces viable farm income.
5. Promotes healthy family and social values.
6. Brings the consumer back into agriculture.
Uses ecological pest and weed management
7. strategies.
8. Cycles nutrients back into the soil for
fertility

10. “…an integrated system of plant and animal
production practices…that will
a) satisfy human food and fiber needs
b) enhance environmental quality
c) make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources
d) sustain economic viability
e) enhance quality of life.”
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11.  Intercropping, diversity
 and cover cropping
 􀂄 Crop rotation
 􀂄 Farmscaping
 􀂄 Use of
 resistant
 varieties

12. 1. Residue cover protects the soil from wind
and water erosion.
2. Allows for greater moisture retention in
rainfed systems.
3. These systems build soil organic matter over
period of years, and reach a higher “steady
state” level than tilled systems in the same
environment.

13. 1. The use of fresh or undecomposed manure
in agricultural systems is of great benefit to
the farm.
2. There are variations in nutrient profiles of
animal manures.
3. If using raw manure, cannot apply to fields
for organic certification less than 120 days
before harvest.

14. 1.Use of compost in crop production and grass
farming is beneficial to build soil organic
matter, add nutrients to the soil and retain
water.
2 Nutrient contribution of manure-based
compost is balanced between N-P-K. Have a
compost nutrient assessment done.
3 How much compost to apply and timing is
different on each farm.
4. Ease and economics of use, local availability
and costs as well as variability of quality.

15. 1.Cover crops improve the soil’s physical
properties with carbon and nitrogen cycling.
Some cover crops actually suppress certain
nematodes and soil borne diseases, i.e.
rye, triticale, mustards.
2. Cover crops have superb weed suppressing
effects by competing with weeds for light and
smothering unwanted plants or through
allelopathy.
3. Reduce erosion and attract beneficial bugs.

18.  Provides a secure living for farm families
 Provides a secure living to other workers in
the food system
 Provides access to good food for all
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19. 1. Selecting profitable enterprises.
2. Sound financial planning.
3. Direct marketing.
4. Risk management.

20. Preserves
the
quality of
soil,
water,
and air
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21. 1. Typical definition looks at physical surrounding (land,
air, water, plants, living /non living organisms etc).
2. Contemporary definition, include social, economical
and political components of environment.
3. General definition, include institutional frame work,
capacity, investment climate, geopolitical constraints
etc are non physical elements of the environment in
which every ecosystem has to operate and survive
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22. 1. Global warming caused by the greenhouse
effect
2. The depletion of the ozone layer
3. Air pollution
4. Water pollution
5. Groundwater depletion,
6. Chemical pollution
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23. 1.Sustainable agriculture can be viewed as management
of a production system where there is a multitude of
complex interactions occurring between soil, water,
plants, animals, climate and people.
2.The GOAL is to integrate all these components into a
solid production system that benefits all participants.
3. Farms stay environmentally sustainable by mimicking
natural processes and ecosystem function.
4.Diversifying our farms with various enterprises, both
animals and crops, we manage risks a whole lot bet

24. Energy flow is the pathway of sunlight
through a biological system. In relation to the
farm, energy capture is enhanced by
maximizing the leaf area available for
photsynthesis and by cycling the stored
energy through the food chain. We make
money in farming by capturing sunlight – in
essence, we are farming the sun (and the
soil).

25. An effective water cycle includes: no soil
erosion, fast water entry into the soil and the
soil’s ability to store water.
Management decisions on the farm that add to
ground cover and soil organic matter only
enhance the natural water cycle.
Effective water use on the farm results in low surface
runoff, low soil surface evaporation, low drought
incidence, low flood incidence, high transpiration by
plants and high seepage of water to underground
reservoirs (Savory and Butterfield, 1999).

27. 1. In nature, minerals needed for plant and animal
growth are continuously being recycled
through the ecosystem.
2. An effective mineral cycle is one where there is
a movement of nutrients from the soil to crops
and animals and then back to the soil, basically
a circle of nutrient renewal.
3. Ways to enhance this cycle on the farm
include: on-farm feeding of livestock, careful
management of manure and crop residues, and
practices that prevent erosion

29.  A farm will be dynamic and healthy if it has a
 high diversity of plants and animals (above
 ground and below).
 GREATER
 DIVERSITY =
 GREATER
 STABILITY

31.  Good for families
 Supports
communities
 Fair to all involved
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32. Buying farm supplies locally rather than from
outof- state.
2. Educating your community about sustainable
food production.
3.Direct marketing through CSAs and farmers’
markets builds community and social
sustainability.
4.School tours and farm internships.
5. Quality of life on the farm for everyone
involved with clear communication and general
happiness with farm work

33. Goal is to find and adopt "integrated and
resource-efficient crop and livestock systems
that maintain productivity, that are
profitable, and that protect the environment
and the personal health of farmers and their
families," as well as "overcoming the barriers
to adoption of more sustainable agricultural
systems so these systems can serve as a
foundation upon which rural American
communities will be revitalized

34. 1. Organic farming
2. Biodynamic
3. Permaculture
4. Agroecological Systems
5. Low-input

36. 1.Economic concentration of agribusiness gives
farmers little power or control over production,
marketing and distribution.
Loss of farms --155,000 farms were lost from
1987 to 1997 and 30 million acres have been
lost to development.

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Goals: A desired end
Practices: Actions to achieve a goal

38. 1) Figure out where you are
2) Analyze your strengths and weaknesses
3) Select strategies (practices)
4) Keep monitoring your progress
5) Re-evaluate your goals and plans
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39. What are the
Strengths
and
Weaknesses
of our current agricultural system?
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40. a) Abundant Food Supply InThe DevelopedWorld
b) Fresh Fruits AndVegetables AvailableYear-round
c) CHEAP FOOD
d) Luxury foods such as coffee, tea, chocolate, and spices
easily available around the world
e) Effective food preservation technologies (refrigeration,
freezing, canning, packaging)
f) Convenience Foods
g) Mechanization Produces High Labor Efficiency
h) Improvements In Soil Conservation
i) Availability Of Agricultural Inputs For Quick SolutionsTo
Production Problems
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41. 1. Continuing soil loss
2. Food safety concerns (mad cow disease, food poisoning
outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, toxins and pesticides)
3. Water pollution, air pollution (& odors), habitat loss,
water depletion
4. Continuing hunger – and rise of obesity
5. Failing farms, economic uncertainty and stress
6. Declining communities
7. Farm accidents, chronic diseases linked to agricultural
chemicals
8. Reliance on fossil fuels, global warming
9. Farmland loss to development, ugly countryside
10. Difficulty of starting in farming
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42. 1. Increase in per unit yield developing new
crops, vegetables, fruits varieties and
livestock breeds .
2. IPM measures should be launched .
3. Farmer’s education and awareness .
4. Crop rotation is needed to minimize the
adverse affects of insects .
5.Drought resistance / tolerant crop
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43. 6. Diversification of crops, economic use of
water resources .
7. Establishment of food processing units and
cold storages .
8. Development and improvement of
indigenous breed of buffaloes,
9. Implementation of legislation relating to use
of pesticides, fertilizers and veterinary drugs.
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44. 10.WTO cell establishment and then creating
awareness
11.Soil and water conservation.
12.Laser leveling.
13.No till practices.
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45.  To achieve the goal of sustainable agriculture
all the stake holders including farmers ,policy
makers, extension agents, environmental
agents, researchers, play their own part ,their
own unique contribution in strengthening the
sustainable agriculture community.
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46.  Is the present era ofWTO regulated
regulations, namelyTRIPS,SPS etc, the
agriculture productivity tools have
significantly changed .To keep pace with the
changing environment ,agriculture sector
needs to be reorganized on sustainable lines.
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47. Agriculture has a potential to make world
greener and its judicious development can
conserve the resources, therefore policies
and practices which regulate inputs use and
conserve nature should be promoted
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