Farming our way towards sustainability

Farming, in all its forms and complexity of processes, is a major contributor to the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.

Subsequently, the humble small family farm or the mighty mono-cropping monster has to become sustainable.

Sustainability can be simple or complex, depending on personal interpretation, but whatever view prevails, it is essential that each of us, including farmers, work toward that outcome.

Meanwhile, a story on The Guardian headed: “Investing in sustainable agriculture by converting farms to 'beyond organic'” tells about a San-Francisco based fund aimed at making conventional farms sustainable while providing high returns to investors.

The story reports: “Its newfangled approach moves specialist farmers around the property based on ecology, biodiversity and what’s best for the land in the long run.”