OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ITS PRACTICES
AF understands that Sustainable Agriculture is an Integrated Farming System with the following elements:
- Concern for Bio-diversity and Environmental Sustainability
- Appropriate land use, crop diversity and crop-rotation
- Integrating agriculture, dairying, livestock and fisheries for synergy.
- Appropriate water use and moisture management
- Based on locally available inputs like seeds, manure etc.
- Biological and mechanical management of Pests & Diseases
- Biological and mechanical management of soil fertility
- Income Security and a decent livelihood to the farmer
- Healthy Food production and Food Nutritional Security
Resulting in food and nutritional security, sustainable environment, sustainable farming under the control of farmers and farmers living with human dignity.
This is being promoted in all 230 villages of the project area. Intensive awareness campaigns were organized on this them in the initial stages. Wall paintings and slogans writing on the significance of sustainable agriculture was undertaken in order to promote awareness and motivation among the villages, especially farmers.
Following activities are being implemented under Sustainable Agriculture:
