AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

In Business, Mar/Apr 2007

The latest issue of Small Farm News published by the University of California, has a definition of sustainable agriculture assembled by the California Roundtable on Agriculture and the Environment - an alliance of agricultural, conservation, environmental and public agency leaders. The group seeks "to promote an agriculture that is economically viable, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible.

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By economically viable, we mean agriculture that is profitable and long-lasting. By environmentally sustainable, we mean the production, processing, transport and consumption of farm products conserve natural resources and protects human and ecosystem health. By socially responsible, we mean contributing to the needs of the community. ... We believe that agricultural producers, consumers, policymakers and public interest organizations must all play a critical role in achieving these objectives." ..."Everyone, from producers to international food company CEOs, should appreciate that to have a sustainable food system, everyone in the system has to be a partner in the value chain, with at least a living wage. As someone said after the Enron and other high profile collapses, "Capitalism without a conscience is not sustainable."

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AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

In Business, Mar/Apr 2007

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