It is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food & textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.In the face of rapidly advancing climate change, biodiversity loss, & water scarcity, global agriculture must swiftly and decisively shift toward sustainability.Farmers and researchers have developed a thoroughly studied pathway to this transition: agroecological farming systems that mimic natural ecosystems, creating tightly coupled cycles of energy, water, and nutrients.
A critical feature of agroecological systems is that they replace fossil fuel- and chemical -intensive management with knowledge-intensive management. Hence, the greatest sustainability challenge for agriculture may well be that of replacing non-renewable resources with ecologically skilled people and doing so in ways that create & support desirable rural livelihoods.
