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Sustainability
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Sustainability promotes biodiversity, recycles
plant nutrients, protects soil from erosion, DISCUSS THE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO
conserves and protects water, uses minimum ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY in
tillage, and integrates crop and livestock
enterprises on the farm. There are 3 objectives
1. Economic development
shich a farm or rural community practicing 2. Environmental conservation
sustainability has to fulfill:
Economic development 3. Socio-political benefits
Environmental conservation
Socio-political benefits
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3. Mineral Cycle
Environmental conservation 1. Water Cycle Animal
• Reduce deforestation Manure
• Awareness campaign Plant
7 education Soil
Environmental conservation involves Environmental
keeping the four ecosystem processes conservation
(effective energy flow, water and 4.Ecosystem Dynamic
mineral cycles, and viable ecosystem 2. Energy Flow
Plants Animals
•Conserve forest. •Animal shelter.
dynamics) in good condition. •Growing of season cover •Zero burning. •Avoid hunting
crops. •Biological control. mere extinct
•Forbid slash & burn. •Basic framework animal.
•Canserve forest. integrated pest
•Encourage home planting management.