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Because of agriculture's importance to global social and environmental systems, the international community has committed to increasing sustainability of food production as part of Sustainable Development Goal 2: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture". [7]
The percentage of Americans who live on a farm diminished from nearly 25% during the Great Depression to about 2% now, [8] and only 0.1% of the United States population works full-time on a farm. As the agribusiness lobby grows to near $60 million per year, [ 9 ] the interests of agricultural corporations remain highly represented.
Efforts toward more sustainable agriculture are supported in the sustainability community, however, these are often viewed only as incremental steps and not as an end. [95] One promising method of encouraging sustainable agriculture is through local farming and community gardens. [95]
An example of initiatives in India towards exploring the world of sustainable farming has been set by the Sowgood foundation which is a nonprofit founded by educator Pragati Chaswal. [236] It started by teaching primary school children about sustainable farming by helping them farm on small farm strips in suburban farmhouses and gardens.
In 2001, the global market value of certified organic products was estimated at US$20 billion. By 2002, this was US$23 billion and by 2015 more than US$43 billion. [109] By 2014, retail sales of organic products reached US$80 billion worldwide. [110] North America and Europe accounted for more than 90% of all organic product sales. [110]
Sustainable living is fundamentally the application of sustainability to lifestyle choices and decisions. One conception of sustainable living expresses what it means in triple-bottom-line terms as meeting present ecological, societal, and economical needs without compromising these factors for future generations.
In the U.S. over the past 25 years, urban farming has become crucial in helping alleviate a phenomenon known as food deserts, where grocery chains began pulling out of inner cities and residents ...
A green economy is an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment. [1] [2] [3] It is closely related with ecological economics, but has a more politically applied focus.