Aayushi BansalAIR 7 · CSE 2024 · 172 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Sustainable agriculture refers to an agrarian structure which can fulfill present needs of food security and farmers incomes and also preserve agriculture for future.
Ecologically sustainable
Body · points
Basic inputs of fertilizers, pesticides etc. must not destroy natural resources like soil, water for their future use. Eg high uranium in Punjab.
Irrigation has to preserve ground water with optimum use. Eg → drip irrigation
It has to support multiple crops to avoid soil exhaustion. Eg → current monoculture of wheat and rice.
Socially sustainable
(1) It must curb inequalities generated due to capitalistic orientation post land reforms and green revolution. Eg → regional inequalities between Punjab and Bihar.
(2) It must support excluded agricultural labour currently working & exploited as migrants.
(3) As per Ashish Bose, green revolution has led to male preference due to land attachment. Special care must be paid to gender equality.
(4) Rising globalisation, resulting in high input cost (eg fertiliser due to war) must be tackled.
Close · a way forward
Sustainable agriculture is the way forward for true rural transformation.