Our contemporary world is moving towards an uncertain food insecure period and an invisible famine is rather approaching towards us to grasp the lives. So, how this problem of food insecurity could be solved? Is organic farming the only solution?
I dont think. Permaculture is another alternative where farms are organic, low-input, and bio diverse, and use technique like intercropping,trees, planting perennials, water harvesting and resource recycling. Besite this, bio-synthesized nanoparticles ( nanonutrients or nanopesticides) has great potential to increase crop yield and maintenance of soil health.
I highly support that overall Organic farming is the solution is best solution for food security however different cultures and climate etc may have better suitable techniques in their region on how to raise up food organically.
I partly support the ideas of organic farming as the best solution to future food security. As food requirement is gradually increasing, mechanization of agriculture must be needed to increase yield fulfilling the requirement of the population.
Emerging technologies have the potential to reduce agrochemical inputs by 80-90% without yield loss. Lets take the best principles of organic, permaculture and technology driven agriculture to create a low input sustainable agriculture that can feed the world and release marginal land to re-naturalise.
I agree with @ J.C. Tarafdar and David Pettitt. Various farming systems are deemed unsustainable because they do not address the economic , social and environmental aspect of food production. Environmental management is critical for sustained land use that would guarantee profits for growers at the same time addressing the social issues
Urban farming through modern technology can revolutionize food security for produce but grains will continue to be difficult.
Organic agriculture is just one of the ways to combat food security. With the rapid growth in the world's population, organic agriculture cannot sustain in terms of food quantity presently but it's actually the most sustainable food practice. Organic agric might be the head for future food security, provided better policies, emerging innovative and sustainable technologies support organic farming. I see organic agriculture to be the future but the scale is 3/10 right now and we don't have time.
My question will be. Can we feed the whole world, only with organic agriculture?
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