Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 2 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030381967
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

By engaging in sustainable farming methods, most farmers will receive a fair wage for their agriculture products with a great reduction in dependency on government subsidies; in addition, the economic conditions of rural communities are strengthened. An organic mode of farming typically requires 2–3 times less labor expenses compared with factory farming, with a 10-fold increase in profits or benefits. IPM utilization has addressed the broad and widespread misuse of synthetic pesticides in cabbage and other food crops through initiatives on the optimal use of pesticides, complementary weed control, and alternative cultural or biological pest control. It has generated economic benefits via improvements in water quality, food safety, safe pesticide applications, and long-term or sustainable pest control systems. Sustainable agricultural development protects the environment, whereas unsustainable agricultural production practices have caused negative impacts on the environment due to the negative effects of pesticide use. IPM can help to protect our environment (Shamsudin et al. 2010).

Policy approaches for sustainable agricultural development can maximize economic benefits by maintaining environmental quality. This has promoted capital-intensive farming by encouraging new scientific developments. Economic incentives are used for the development and adaptation of precise technology with minimal residue generation and environmental damage. Reliable taxation with trading permissions are reported to be desirable policies for achieving the best solution in conditions of heterogeneity or a lack of information (Zilberman et al. 1997). Sustainable agricultural development has many positive effects with minimum risk in farming via significant costs. It is associated with minimal or very decreased topsoil depletion, groundwater contamination and air pollution. In addition, greenhouse gases, declining performance of family farms, neglect of living and working conditions of farm laborers, new threats to human health and safety due to the spread of new pathogens have been reported with economic concentrations in food and agricultural industries and the disintegration of rural communities (Brodt et al. 2011).

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