Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Agriculture
Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Agriculture

Author(s): Iliyana Krasteva
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Agriculture
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: sustainable agricultural practices; Common Agricultural Policy; environment; sustain-ability; benefits
Summary/Abstract: Modern agriculture faces many opportunities and challenges. In the future, the world population is expected to rise dramatically. This growing population places a demand for increased food production, which will lead to significant damage to the environment and natural ecosystems. For many years, conventional farming practices have been used in agriculture. As a consequence of a number of environmental risks, such as erosion, compaction, salinization, pollution, loss of biological bio-diversity, the quality of agricultural soils is increasingly deteriorating. In this regard, one of the possible solutions to overcome the negative consequences is to implement sustainable farming practices in agriculture. The new Common Agricultural Policy provides a number of instruments and measures aimed at supporting the agricultural sector. The main idea is to invest funds in promoting the implementation of sustainable practices, with the aim of limiting the use of pesticides and chemicals, while at the same time preserving the necessary nutrients, improving soil fertility, leading to efficient and sustainable management of agricultural lands and natural re-sources. This report mainly aims to present some good sustainable agricultural practices implemented by farmers in agriculture. In connection with this, the following tasks are set: outline the role of the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of sustainable agriculture, present good examples of sustainable agricultural practices and, on this basis, derive the main benefits of their application in agriculture. The application of sustainable agricultural practices in agriculture leads to the mitigation of climate change impacts, stabilizes agro-ecosystems and increases their resilience. The protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources are of priority importance for the production of healthy and safe food in order to improve living conditions in rural areas. As a result of the conducted research, it is established that nature-saving practices provide a number of diverse ecological, social and economic benefits necessary to minimize the negative impacts on the environment. The new CAP lays the foundation for fairer and more sustainable agricultural farming models. Undoubtedly, the application of sustainable agricultural practices is one of the possibilities to achieve long-term sustainability of agriculture and contribute to stimulating the development of the rural economy on a regional, national and global scale.

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