Sustainable agriculture is the act of farming based on an understanding of ecosystem services, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It has been defined as “an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will last over the long term”, for example, it satisfy human food and fiber needs, enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends, make the most efficient use of non-renewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls, sustain the economic viability of farm operations and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.
Four IPAM field learning sites shared how the farmer-centric and indigenous perspective re-orients and widens the idea of innovation to advance people-led climate solutions: Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge/BARCIK from Bangladesh, Partners Of Community Organisations Trust/PACOS Trust from Malaysia, Thanal Trust from India, and Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura/MASIPAG – Visayas […]
Agroecology in Action Newsletter is a bi-monthly bulletin published by PAN Asia Pacific that highlights the grassroots work of International Peopleʼs Agroecology Movementsʼ (IPAM) field learning sites to promote agroecology as a sustainable approach to agriculture and food production and development, in the framework of food sovereignty, ecological and social justice.
