Bridging the gap between integrated and organic agriculture to ensure food security
Many tropical farming systems are evolving by expanding the cropped area and encroaching on the environment. Most of them are of organic nature and labour unproductive. The developing world is importing countless quantities of cereals, meat and other food, mostly from non-organic farming systems outside the tropics. In fact, the digestive tracts are largely colonised. There are cases where non-subsidised imports can be cheaper than locally produced commodities. Reversing this trend will imply farmer training and a healthy synergism between intensive and organic cultivation techniques. Zero-tillage, enabled by herbicides like glyphosate has gained recognition as a second green revolution step. Seed coating, encompassing whatever fungicides and micro-fertilisers, combined with appropriate seedbed preparation is another such step forward. In horticulture, drip irrigation and plastic tunnels are part of the hinterland of most cities in the tropics.
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Leucaena leucocephala, Agricultura orgánica, Seguridad alimenticia, Sistemas silvopastoriles, |
| Online Access: | http://www.tropentag.de/2004/abstracts/full/337.pdf |
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