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The move from conventional to sustainable agriculture will require significant behavioural changes from both farmers and consumers. [93] Cooperation and collaboration between farmers is necessary to successfully transition to sustainable practices with minimal complications. [ 93 ]
Soil organic matter and biological soil quality indicators after 21 years of organic and conventional farming. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 118: 273-284 Professor Sir John Beddington (2013) Research project: Conservation farming - Testing the delivery of conservation schemes for farmland birds at the farm-scale during winter, in ...
Intensive farming practices which are thought to be sustainable [by whom?] have been developed to slow the deterioration of agricultural land and even regenerate soil health and ecosystem services. [citation needed] These developments may fall in the category of organic farming, or the integration of organic and conventional agriculture.
While organic is fundamentally different from conventional because of the use of carbon-based fertilizers compared with highly soluble synthetic based fertilizers and biological pest control instead of synthetic pesticides, organic farming and large-scale conventional farming are not entirely mutually exclusive. Many of the methods developed ...
Organic farming has shown to have on average 30% higher species richness than conventional farming. Organic systems on average also have 50% more organisms. This data has some issues because there were several results that showed a negative effect on these things when in an organic farming system. [70] The opposition to organic agriculture ...
The biointensive method provides many benefits as compared with conventional farming and gardening methods, and is an inexpensive, easily implemented sustainable production method that can be used by people who lack the resources (or desire) to implement commercial chemical and fossil-fuel-based forms of agriculture.
Though conventional farming practices have increased crop yield through the use of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), smallholder farming systems and limited knowledge of CSA remain constraints for enjoying economies of scale and sustainable crop production and food security.
Organic farming typically reduces some environmental impact relative to conventional farming, but the scale of reduction can be difficult to quantify and varies depending on farming methods. In some cases, reducing food waste and dietary changes might provide greater benefits. [155]