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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. Global strategies
  3. Expanding intensive agriculture methods

Expanding intensive agriculture methods

  • Utilizing intensive agricultural techniques
  • Beginning intensive cropping methods
  • Enabling diverse intensive farming

Counter-claim

The general adoption of a less intensive form of land use in a biotope of high agricultural potential is frequently viewed as a sign of the inhabitants' lack of industry, 'collecting mentality', and 'primitive' land-use practices. However, this option is in fact often a rational one from ecological, cultural, and economic perspectives.

Broader

Updating methods of agricultural production
Presentable
Utilizing high productivity methods of agricultural management
Yet to rate
Providing alternative to traditional agricultural methodology
Yet to rate
Instituting effective agricultural methods
Yet to rate
Developing comprehensive productive systems
Yet to rate

Narrower

Promoting biointensive agriculture
Excellent

Constrained by

Reducing dependence of agricultural systems on fossil fuels
Presentable
Intercropping
Presentable

Problem

Underuse of high productivity methods of agricultural management
Presentable
Underutilization of legal rights
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Agriculture
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Farming
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Crops
  • Economics » Resource utilization
  • Technology » Technical
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Sep 29, 2022