1. V. Sustainable Agriculture

2. A. How to do it 1. To stay competitive countries have raped their land
2. Most are working to change that through sustainable agriculture
a. AKA regenerative farming- uses crop rotation, reduced erosion, pest management, and a minimal use of soil additives to accomplish

3. B. Crop Rotation 1. Cycle what you want to grow every 6 years
2. Cycle nutrient specific plants so that each has time to replenish itself
3. Usually use Nitrogen fixing legume for this
4. Can also use cover crops grown between seasons
a. Cover crops are nonfood

5. C. Reduced Erosion
1. Cover crops also lock down the soil to make erosion less of a problem
2. Careful irrigation help as well
a. Underground goes directly to roots
3. Reduced tillage keeps soil firm

7. D. Pest management
1. Integrated pest management (IPM) is the use of predator or disease to deal with pests
a. Reduces the use of pesticides up to 90%
2. Indonesia developed resistant bugs from overuse of pesticides

8. a. They eventually banned 56 of. the 57 legal pesticides and
a. They eventually banned 56 of the 57 legal pesticides and switched to an IPM
b. Got the problem under control within five years