• Modern industrialized agriculture has been quite destructive. So we have serious challenges facing by us and also by global.
• Obviously Human population growth is primary issue. Second challenge is increasing urbanization in agriculture land , climate change.
We also had this strange phenomenon of biofuel production that in many cases based on using human food for production of fuels
Future farm project - 4 enterprises
1. Ecological cropping - Production of legumes, cereals , canola.
2. Livestock - Based around the production of meat and wool by sheep.
3. Maintain & restore ecosystem and biodiversity.
4. People - We need contented farmers living in vibrant communities
* CLEAN , GREEN , ETHICAL clean means less reliance on drugs & hormones. Green - Ecosystem ,Ethical - Animal welfare.
These concepts are future of all of our animal industries
SIX MAJOR ISSUES IDENTIFIED THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED .
1) Nutrition health & welfare of the animals.
2) Choice of genotypes ( we choose genotypes types that are suited to the environment & that we avoid the temptation to introduce exotic genotypes into environment is which they will not thrive).
3) Human Nutrition ( Balanced diet ).
4) Relevance of livestock to local culture
5) Feeding of human food to livestock .
''We are losing our biodiversity rapidly we need to change the conservations rather than criticize farmers for this situation help them to become part of solution.
Maintenance of biodiversity is an important part of the future farm project.
Aim Of the future farm project is in fact for every building on the farm to contribute to independence for energy & water .
Agriculture is totally reliant on soil & water. In order to provide sustainable functions for soil in the future.
* Increased water storage capacity , nutrient availability , carbon storage abilities. We cannot afford to lose our soils because remember soils are part of the critical zone upon which humanity ulterly depends. " Planting trees for the future farm project is main aim "
Management of water resources is critical for sustainable farming . Biggest uses of water is irrigated Agriculture . The most important indicator of water availability is soil moisture content ( we need to understand water balance ). Water balance states that the change in storage of water occurs at a rate depending on the inflows & outflows.
Ecological cropping
Technologies have been developed to enable no till cropping . It protects soil from destructive effects of cultivation & preserve soil moisture in the soil . It also increases crop productivity .No till cropping has required the usage of herbicides .
To maintain a no till cropping with all of it's environment advantages a major challenge is to ensure sustainability of herbicides which enable no till cropping.
If we have sufficient diversity in our farming system we can maintain the enormous advantages of no till cropping & still keep herbicides working working to help no till & crop productivity - Main objective.
Four main needs have been identified when considering the contribution livestock will make to global food security in the future.
1) We need better animal & welfare.
2) We need to select appropriate genotypes for environment.
3) We need to reduce the environmental footprint.
4) we also need better livestock husbandry nutrition & management .
We need to reduce usage of more pesticides and herbicides, we need to educate people regarding about sustainable farming and also we need to provide proper infrastructure in rural areas , we need to make people to adapt for organic & friendly farming .
It's a very nice effort to address such an alarming issue. Keep writing and keep spreading awareness. Best Wishes.
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