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Extractive Farming or Bio Farming?: Making a Better Choice for the 21st Century

Extractive Farming or Bio Farming?: Making a Better Choice for the 21st Century

Nair, Kodoth Prabhakaran

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Environmental Science

Technology & EngineeringAgricultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 3031346947
ISBN13: 9783031346941
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jun 25 2023
Pages: 55
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Global farming is at a crucial juncture in its evolution. Over 9000 years ago, humanity shifted from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to stationary agriculture, sparking the Agricultural Revolution and putting soil at the forefront of agricultural focus. However, contemporary farming practices have seen an extreme shift in focus from the original revolution, that is, from tending plants to highly chemical-centric and extractive farming methods known as the green revolution. In this process, soil has paid a heavy environmental price, with a substantial amount of land becoming unsuitable for agriculture over the past century. The 1992-93 World Resources Report by the United Nations issued alarming conclusions, revealing that nearly 10 million hectares of the world's best farmlands have been destroyed by human activity, including the green revolution. Additionally, over 1.2 billion hectares of land worldwide have suffered serious damage and can only be restored at a great cost. This loss of soil capability can result in significant food shortages in the next two to three decades.

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