A Brief Note On The Sustainable Agriculture Network

What is sustainable agriculture? Sustainable agriculture is an alternative for solving fundamental and applied issues related to food production in an ecological way. ‘‘Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals– environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity” (Kaushik 92). Energy conservation is a huge controversy around the world. There is too much energy being wasted and people are not caring enough to fix this problem. To fix this problem we need to turn to renewable energy resources.

Hey today I will be talking about why I choose sustainable Agriculture and go against Traditional Agriculture. First I’ll give you the definition or what traditional and sustainable agriculture are.Traditional Agriculture is an old fashion way of agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture is a newer way. Also the definition for Agriculture: is a way of farming and practicing a way of producing wool or food. The reason that I choose Sustainable is because it doesn't damage a lot like traditional agriculture does. But that's my personal opinion. I will tell you why I think Sustainable is better and what advantages it has.

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One of the greatest challenges facing agriculture in the coming years will be addressing global food demand. The rapidly increasing global population that will reach approximately 9.2 billion people in 2050 (Alexandratos et al., 2012) will result in the world needing to double food production in the coming decades (FAO, 2006). There will be an increased need to increase the quality of animal-based food products (meat and dairy) to satisfy consumers (e.g. meat tenderness and colour) and quality in terms of human health benefits especially for those areas where there is severe malnutrition. This must be done while improving the efficiency of the products produced to minimise the effect on the environment. It is therefore

The resources of an organisation are those assets that deliver value added in the organisation (Lynch, 2015). According to the resource-based view, firm performance is achieved through competitive advantage that derives from the application of resources that are valuable, rare, difficult to imitate and unable to substitute (Barney, 1991).

“I believe in the future of Agriculture” is what I always heard in the agriculture industry. The farmers that I would talk to with dad would always ask me “Do you know what that means son?”, and I would think to myself “Come on, I am 7, do you think I know what that means?”. Being the young kid that I was, I would reply with “Kind of”. The old men would always try to explain to me what it meant, and why we do the things that we do. But remember when I was young, I would get off task too much, but before I know it, the men would say “You understand now?” Of course, nodding my head like I just learned something extremely interesting. After I got in the truck and left with my dad, he would test me on what the old man had said. I understood that I needed to start listening to what the long speech was about. I would learn quickly what agriculture is all about, and the things we need to do.

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Egypt is classified as a low-income, food-deficit country (LIFDC). In 1999 the country imported 7.9 million tons of grains or 50 percent of its needs. The Government’s strategic options for agriculture (up to 2017) include the following thematic elements: a) Achieve higher growth rate of 4.1 percent in the agricultural sector through vertical and horizontal expansion. b) Promote more efficient use of land and water, enhance agricultural research and extension, expand credit, and improve marketing cooperatives. c) Increase the value of exports by over two-fold (with respect to the current level), based on quality assurance and product safety, which are key to competitiveness under the World Trade Organization (WTO) policies and partnership agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United States. d) Develop livestock, poultry and fish resources to increase daily per capita animal protein consumption from 18 grams to 24 grams (Country Programmes 2001). There have been extensive introduction of new technologies and significant improvements in agricultural extension, marketing and credit. These efforts, together with area expansion through land reclamation, had contributed to an increase in agricultural production from 2.6 percent in the 1980s to 3.4 percent in the 1990s. The area available for cultivation increased from 2.6 million ha in 1982 to 3.3 million ha in 1995. In a given year, this area is used more than once; the average total cropped in a year amounts to 180

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It is of no surprise that what we eat changes with time. Our food choices vary season-to-season, week-to-week, and day-to-day. They depend on where we travel, where we work, what we like and don’t like; how we live. But have you ever considered how food itself has changed over the years? How the same types of food we eat today vary from those eaten a century ago?

While agriculture is pivotal to human survival, it has some very detrimental effects on the environment. Agricultural production is first and foremost an industry that directly depends on natural resources such as water, land and a multitude of plants and animals. The exponentially growing human population and ever changing consumption patterns have stimulated the evolution of agriculture from the traditional to a now modern, intensive system. (Natural Resources Management and Environment Department ) In the 20th century, the intensified agriculture began to affect the environment, decrease the food quality and treat animals badly. Farmers are now under great pressure to become more efficient to maximize their profits and production through more specialization and bigger machines. (Friesen) For example, in the past 7000 plant species were collected for food, however today we only use 15 plant species that supply us 90% of the global demand. (Walls) Nearly one third of the land on earth is used for agricultural purposes and when practiced without care, agriculture farming presents the greatest threat to species and ecosystems and the only way to reduce the negative impacts is to create sustainable agriculture operations.

The world of agriculture relies on businesses, banks and people in order to keep farmers in business. Farmers can receive loan money for anything including cars, restaurants, and homes, as long as they are strong enough financially to handle it in the long run. There are loan officers who lend money to farmers in order to help the farmers buy the things that they will need for that season and things they want for their personal life. Agricultural loans can be put toward anything from the seeds of the plant that the farmers will grow, to the harvesters they will use to collect the crop yield at the end of the season. Agriculture and business are two separate careers, but putting them together is necessary for both and allows farmers to

Abstract: Agriculture produces an abundance of data in both public and private domains. This data can be used to gain profit in agriculture as well as in other fields like ecology, environment, and business. The problem with agriculture system is how to discover additional information (insight) from agriculture historical (precision) data to increase agriculture production and distribution system. So to increase production and distribution system we use big data approach. Big data analytics in agriculture application provide a new insight to give advance weather decisions, improve yield productivity and avoid unnecessary cost related to harvesting, use of pesticide and fertilizers. The framework is capable of handling unstructured data as well as structured data.

There is an existing link between agriculture and the attainment of sustainable development. Popular literature provides that good agriculture impact positively on the sustainability of the global ecosystem; which means that the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the ability for future generations to meet theirs. Hence, good agricultural practices, essentially promote the realization of sustainability. As a matter of fact, according to Toenniessen, Adesina & DeVries (2008), the realization of sustainability, especially in developed and least developed nations, cannot be achieved in the absence of increased farm productivity. A key aspect of sustainability is food security. Nevertheless, as LaSalle, Hepperly & Diop (2008) state, feeding the world has always proven to be a challenge, especially in the context of the current prevailing high prices brought about by the recent economic slowdown. The Economist (2011) further increases the dilemma for food security, citing the likelihood for global population rising from 7 billion to 9 billion, thereby casting a dingy decadence on the availability of food.