Entry #10
6/28/2011
“David Kuria envisions an “ecoagriculture” landscape in Lari-one where agricultural production, rural development, and ecosystem management are mutually supportive. This vision draws on two broad strategies: ecologically suitable production practices on farms and a mutli-stakeholder approach to managing agriculture and natural resources in the landscape as a whole (p. 16 SOW 2011).”
This particular issue is important me because I believe eco-agriculture has the potential to reverse or at least reduce some of damage done by insecticides and other agricultural-chemical products. Growing concern about unfertile soil and water degradation is at an all time high. However, with such great concern comes great resolve and innovation. Understanding the dynamics among plants, animals, water, soil, insects, and other microorganisms is the first crucial step. Eventually, with this knowledge, farmers will use livestock and herbaceous plants as manure, legumes for soil fertility, and microorganisms in healthy soils to thwart pests and suppress disease. There are plenty of natural alternatives to these harmful agricultural-chemical products if farmers just keep an open-mind.
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