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Biological Control in Sustainable Agriculture

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 1. INTERNATIONAL GAP AGRICULTURE
& LIVESTOCK CONGRESS
25-27 April 2018 – Şanlıurfa/TURKEY

Biological Control in Sustainable Agriculture

Ceyhan SÖNMEZ1*, Mehmet MAMAY2
1
Harran Univ., Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dept. of Plant Protection, Şanlıurfa-TURKEY
2
Harran University Agricultural Faculty, Department of Plant Protection, Şanlıurfa-TURKEY
*Corresponding author: bitkikoruma_ceyhan@outlook.com

Abstract

There has been an increase in the need for economic food and efforts to reduce adverse environmental effects of
agriculture-based practices along with the increase of the global population. For this reason, sustainable
agriculture has emerged as one of the environment-friendly production systems that can be an alternative to the
traditional agricultural production techniques. The sustainable agriculture is to meet society’s food needs in the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In a real sense,
sustainable agriculture is a necessary component of social, economic and environmental sustainability. There are
many applications commonly used in sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems. The biological
control, known environmentally friendly agricultural pest control method, is considered among the most
promising applications for sustainable agriculture. It is an economical, reliable and environmentally friendly pest
management method by using living organisms to reduce pest populations. At the same time, the adverse effect
on the environment is minimized by reducing the dependence on synthetic pesticides. Biological control can also
be considered as a tool for achieving sustainable pest management in the developed world. Because it is seen that
this is the most sustainable, cheapest and most environmentally safe pest control system to provide additional
benefits for the breeders and consumers compared to the chemical control. As a result, social, economic and
environmental sustainability is closely linked to biological control in sustainable agriculture. For this purpose, it
should be improved policies-related recommendations on how to increase the adoption of this environmentally-
sensitive technology.

Key Words: Biological control, Sustainable agriculture, Environmentally friendly pest management

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