Sustainable agriculture / Eco farming

The concept of sustainable agriculture has come because yields from modern farming technique (modern commercial agriculture) reaching a plateau and the environmental problems due to excessive use of chemicals and fertilizers and pesticides residue in food chain.

Sustainable agriculture is that form of farming which produces sufficient food to meet the needs of the present generation without eroding ecological assets and productivity of life supporting systems of future generations. Natural farming is an excellent illustration of sustainable agriculture. It is also known as ecological farming / ecofarming or organic farming or Permaculture. It is called eco-farming because ecological balance is given importance and organic farming because organic matter is the main source of nutrient management. It is a system of cultivation with use of manures, crop rotation and minimal tilling. Sustainable agriculture also involves agroforestry and multilevel cultivation and integrating animal husbandry.