Small farmers are back bone of sustainable
agriculture. When we talk about the sustainable agriculture then we must work
for diversify agriculture. Keeping agriculture free from industrial farming.
Small farmers contribute a lot for sustainable agriculture. They keep the local
agriculture crops safe from the industrial encroachment. Small farmers do the
agriculture for the food and livelihood not for the return on investment. Most
of profit of small farmer’s agriculture remains with in the community. Small
farmers keep the soil healthy and they don’t drain the nutrients of soil by
doing the agriculture for profit only.
Small farming practices gives employment
to the local community and keep the employment opportunity with in the community.
Industrial agriculture depends on the huge application of agrochemicals, soil
erosion, over exploration of natural resources. Which sustainable agriculture
depends on hard word, knowledge, judicial uses of the natural resources,
recharge of nutrients. Empowering small farmers with knowledge, technology,
market access. platform for financial transaction will lead to sustainable
agriculture and a better world. Around 92 % farmers are small farms they occupy
only 24 % of total farming land. There is total 5,080,154 thousand Hectare
agriculture land. 1,252,628 thousand Hectare land is under small farms. Industrial
farming is polluting the natural resources and poisoning our whole food chain.
It is not environment friendly. Small farmers can feed world in better way with
sustainable agriculture practices.
