Can Better Farming Save the Planet?

Question:

I haven't heard much lately about ecological farming and its potential. Is this a lost cause?


Answer:
Far from it. As a matter of fact, a new report from the United Nations published in March offers hope that a more sustainable agricultural system will prove to work better - and feed more people - than today's industrial farming. According to the report, an approximation of eco-farming called agroecology is working wonders in poor countries, doubling crop yields in 20 African nations over a period of three to 10 years and resulting in an average increase of 80 percent in 57 developing countries. What's more, the UN publication notes that scientific evidence now demonstrates that agroecology enhances soil productivity and protects crops against pests by relying on beneficial trees, companion plants, animals, and insects. If this trend spreads, as I hope it will, agriculture of the future will rely less on pesticides, use less fossil fuel, will nurture the earth and help forestall climate change.


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