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Hi Steemians!!! Today I am writing a blog on the importance of sustainable development and it's impact on economy and agricultural sector.
The future of our world depends on addressing global challenges . Now we need to create sustainable livelihoods , feed a growing population and safeguard the environment . We need to make the global economy green . Farmers are key to the green economy . They grow the crops to feed clothe and produce other renewables for all of us. They manage the land set garden natural resources and help protect biodiversity around the world. Agriculture accounts for 37% of employment .
34 % of land use 70 % of water and up to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions . In fact 97% of agriculture workers live in developing countries. We grow the majority of our food growth from agriculture . It is twice as effective in reducing poverty than any other sector and it has one of the highest potentials for mitigating carbon emissions .
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We need 70% more food available by 2050 .We must increase productivity and reduce waste .We must help farmers share knowledge and access the training and inputs they need to sustainably improve the quantity ,quality and diversity of the crops they grow and we must help them adapt to changing weather patterns to keep soil fertile and to tackle pests farmers also need better access to markets to get supplies and information and to sell their surplus crops more reliably and affordably further reducing waste.
These include local storage communications and transport systems. This increases the money they earn and creates more jobs. Farmers can use this to reinvest in their farms and pay for better education and health care for their families .When existing farms are more productive natural habitats and the biodiversity they support can remain intact and forests can continue to capture carbon and reduce overall emissions related to climate change .Sustainable farming practices like conservation tillage also help prevent cell degradation and keep carbon in the soil and technologies such as drip irrigation can reduce the amount of water farmers need to use.
Agriculture is essential to the green economy. Let's reverse the big decline in government spending and foreign aid to agriculture that has been happening since the 1980s. Let's invest in agriculture research and create science-based policies that give farmers a variety of innovative solutions from which to choose. Let's enhance Agriculture's ability to create jobs and safeguard the environment over the next 40 years. We need to provide food ,water ,jobs ,housing ,education and energy for an extra 150 eight thousand people every day. Let's support sustainable agriculture for a green economy by putting farming first.
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