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Sustainable Agriculture: Implication for SDG2 (Zero Hunger)

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Environmental sound agriculture; Intensification agriculture; Low-input sustainable agriculture; Organic agriculture

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Sustainable Agriculture:

There are many definitions for sustainable agriculture, and the concept has different meanings to different people (Jayaratne et al. 2001). According to the dictionary, “sustainable” can be defined as what can be kept up or prolonged over a long time period. Sustainable agriculture is not supposed to cause any harm to humans or to the Earth and is even touted for its ability to reverse the negative effects of conventional practices, replenish the soil, revive the Earth’s biodiversity, and enhance food nutrition. In addition, sustainable agriculture aims to improve not only environmental conditions for future generations but also economic and social conditions (WCED 1987). Sustainable agriculture is the successful management of the resources of agriculture to meet changing human needs, protect the environment, and increase...

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  1. Department of Agricultural Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

    Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari

  2. Department of Agricultural Extension-Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran

    Alireza Poursaeed

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Allahyari, M.S., Poursaeed, A. (2019). Sustainable Agriculture: Implication for SDG2 (Zero Hunger). In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69626-3_50-1

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