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 Sustainable Agriculture
How do you imagine agriculture in a sustainable future?
The growing demand for food will increase food production globally by 2050.
Currently, production systems and policies that protect food security are limited, and
a series of measures must be adopted to face these challenges. This is crucial to
transforming agriculture to one that is sustainable. Today we want to share with you
two relevant readings about agriculture and sustainability.

The first was been written by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations and refers to the topic of sustainable agriculture. It presents the challenges
related to the current unsustainable growth of agricultural production and sets out
five key principles to guide sustainable strategic development.

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The second article, written by the Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers,
describes some sustainable agricultural practices such as soil conservation
practices, fertilization, crop rotation, and polycultures, among others.

To achieve sustainability, it must be understood as a process and not a final

objective. Sustainable agriculture must promote the quality of the environment and
protect the quality of life of farmers and society as a whole. There are concrete
measures to address these challenges such as crop rotation, responsible
fertilization, the implementation of technology for the efficient use of resources, and
much more. But without a doubt, it is of vital importance to develop policies and
institutions that offer incentives to adopt sustainable practices and provide access
to research and the necessary resources to implement them - as well as apply
regulations that limit the degradation of natural resources.

I invite you to consult these articles located in the following links:

Sustainable agriculture: https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-

goals/overview/fao-and-post-2015/sustainable-agriculture/en/

Sustainable agriculture best practices: https://www.casafe.org/buenas-

practicas-agricolas/agricultura-sostenible/

Sources:
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (nd). Sustainable
agriculture. https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-
goals/overview/fao-and-post-2015/sustainable-agriculture/es/

• Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers. (nd). Sustainable agriculture.

Sustainable Agriculture. Retrieved July 13, 2022,
fromhttps://www.casafe.org/buenas-practicas-agricolas/agricultura-
sostenible/

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