Respuesta :
The challenges to implementing sustainable farming practices: higher initial costs; increase labor costs.
What is sustainable agriculture?
It is an integrated system which includes both plant and animal farming practices, which hence has a minimum effect on the environment. It involves using substances of natural origin and hence meets the needs without causing an adverse impact on the environment.
What are its advantages?
- It prevents pollution since the waste remains in the farm's ecosystem.
- There is a reduction in the production of waste, and the waste of one is used in the other.
- It saves energy as there is a lower requirement for non-renewable resources.
- It doesn't use agrochemicals.
- It involves methods that reduce soil erosion, like managing irrigation, covering the soil with tillage.
What are its disadvantages?
- It takes more effort since the use of machines is minimal.
- Limited use of land and hence, mass production is not possible.
What are the challenges?
- New farmers have to struggle with high labor demand since it involves less use of machines and hence more workers are required.
- Before harvesting their first crop, young farmers require a huge sum of up-front capital, which is even more for biologically diverse farms.
Hence the correct options are (c) and (e) higher initial costs; increase labor costs.
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