Brief on Sustainable Agriculture                         NAME: ___________________________

 

1.     What does the term Green Revolution refer to?

 

 

 

 

 

2.     Why do poverty and hunger still persist, despite the productivity gains associated with the Green Revolution?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What criticisms have been made of the Green Revolution?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why must a farm be economically profitable in order to be truly sustainable?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Environmentally sustainable practices have little to zero adverse on natural ecosystems. What does social sustainability relate to?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Can sustainable agriculture ensure food security over time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

  1. The main technologies promoted under the sustainable agriculture project in Tigray region in Ethiopia (beginning in 1996) were composting, biological and physical water and soil conservation, and crop diversification. Which had the greatest positive impact?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Label the following factors as a driver (D) or a constraint (C) to the adoption of sustainable agriculture for a resource poor farmer:

 

_________ Heterogeneity in agro-climatic environments

 

_________ Low biomass availability

 

_________ Existence of economic incentives

 

_________ Open access to information

 

_________ High biomass availability

 

_________ Insecurity of land tenure

 

_________ Fragmentation of land

 

_________ Institutions like NGOs (non-governmental organizations)

 

_________ Lack of extension services

 

_________ Political Policy (where policy makers have a high degree of awareness of sustainable agricultural practices)

 

 

  1. What does the conclusion state is the first requirement in order for sustainable agricultural practices to develop?

 

 

 

 

  1. How do you think providing modern cooking fuel to rural households will ease biomass constraints?