Improving farming systems

Improving farm practices
Developing improved farming systems

Description

Improving farming systems involves implementing integrated and sustainable agricultural practices to enhance productivity, resource efficiency, and resilience. This strategy addresses issues such as soil degradation, low yields, and vulnerability to climate change by promoting crop diversification, soil conservation, efficient water management, and adoption of appropriate technologies. The practical intent is to ensure food security, increase farmer incomes, and reduce environmental impacts, thereby creating more robust and adaptive agricultural systems tailored to local conditions.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.