1	Sustainable Agriculture & Organic Farming GROUP 5 Baluyot, Danilo Jr. Camiña, Christopher Campeciño, Katherine Delos Reyes, Francelle Lapuz, Angelo Lumanlan, Raymund Francis Masa, Richard Anthony Rayos, Ruby
2	What is Sustainable Agriculture produces abundant food without depleting the earth’s resources or polluting its environment. Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: Environmental stewardship Farm profitability Prosperous farming Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce food perpetually.
3	Stewardship stewardship of both natural and human resources is of prime importance consideration of social responsibilities such as working and living conditions of laborers the needs of rural communities, and consumer health and safety both in the present and the future. maintaining or enhancing this vital resource base for the long
4	Environmental Sustainability There is no bare ground Clean water flows in the farm's ditches and streams Wildlife is abundant The farm landscape is diverse in vegetation
5	What is Organic Farming? It is an approach to agriculture where the aim is to create integrated, humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural production systems.
6	Objectives • “enhance biological diversity within the whole sys-tem; • increase soil biological activity; • maintain long-term soil fertility; • recycle wastes of plant and animal origin in order to return nutrients to the land, thus minimising the use of non-renewable resources; • rely on renewable resources in locally organised agricultural systems;
7	Objectives • promote the healthy use of soil, water and air as well as minimise all forms of pollution thereto that may result from agricultural practices; • handle agricultural products with emphasis on careful processing methods in order to maintain the organic integrity and vital qualities of the product at all stages; • become established on any existing farm through a period of conversion, the appropriate length of which is determined by site specific factors such as the history of the land, and type of crops and livestock to be produced”.