Sustainable Agriculture — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 12 · Environmental Science
Summary of Sustainable Agriculture for ICSE Class 12 Environmental Science. Part of the ICSE Class 12 Environmental Science syllabus.
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Overview
Sustainable agriculture combines high food production with protection of soil, water, biodiversity, and future resource base. Agriculture began with plant domestication about 11,500 years ago, and domesticated wheat cultivation goes back around 9,800 years. Modern farming increased yield through the
Key Concepts
Sustainable agriculture is farming that gives
Sustainable agriculture is farming that gives maximum agricultural yield while meeting present needs without causing environmental degradation. It als
Natural farming is an ecological approach
Natural farming is an ecological approach established by M. Fukuoka. It treats farming as a closed system with no human supplied inputs. It avoids til
Organic farming avoids or minimally uses
Organic farming avoids or minimally uses chemical fertilisers and pesticides. It uses green manure, crop rotation, compost, biological pest control, a
Integrated Pest Management is a broad
Integrated Pest Management is a broad ecological pest control approach that uses different methods to keep pests below the economic threshold level. I
The Green Revolution refers to research
The Green Revolution refers to research, development, and technology transfer initiatives that increased agricultural production worldwide. In India i
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and need of sustainable agriculture
- Explain natural farming, organic farming, and integrated pest management
- Describe the role of the Green Revolution in increasing crop yield
- Explain irrigation, rainwater harvesting, and their importance in Indian agriculture
- Understand agro-biodiversity, genetic erosion, and genetic vulnerability
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