Canola Vs Cotton Essay
Cotton vs. Canola: A Sustainability Comparison
By definition, sustainable agriculture is the production of food, fibre, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare. This form of agriculture enables us to produce healthful food without compromising future generations' ability to do the same. Without sustainability, the world’s future generations of farmers will be faced with extreme agricultural issues and be faced with having to produce food, fibre, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that account for the poor quality of environment in which to produce these. Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals--environmental …show more content…
Committed to sustainability and continuous improvement, the Australian Cotton industry is dedicated becoming the most environmentally and socially responsible producer/supplier of cotton in the world and become a global leader in sustainable agriculture by delivering evidence based assessments of sustainability and environmental performance.
The CRDC has invested $200 million in research and development over the past 24 years with an estimated minimum $1.4 billion benefit return. Cotton Australia has recently joined two international sustainability partnerships: the Cotton LEADS Program and the Better Cotton Initiative as well as the introduction of myBMP; the Australian cotton industry’s voluntary farm and environmental management system for growers to improve on-farm production. myBMP ensures that the Australian cotton growers produce economically, socially and environmentally sustainable …show more content…
Cotton is grown in rotation with other crops (generally legumes) to increase nutrient level in the soil and are sometimes left ‘fallow,’ allowing a natural build-up of nutrients to reduce the necessity for fertilization. Many cotton farmers use organic fertilizers such as chicken and feed lot manures, and some are experimenting with bio-solids, or human waste products. With the help of myBMP, in 2011, already a significant decrease was seen in cultivation and stubble burning as well as increases in the use of controlled traffic farming systems to reduce soil compaction and to retain permanent beds and soil testing for fertilization decisions along with the use of manures or composts for fertilizers in nutrition
By definition, sustainable agriculture is the production of food, fibre, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare. This form of agriculture enables us to produce healthful food without compromising future generations' ability to do the same. Without sustainability, the world’s future generations of farmers will be faced with extreme agricultural issues and be faced with having to produce food, fibre, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that account for the poor quality of environment in which to produce these. Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals--environmental …show more content…
Committed to sustainability and continuous improvement, the Australian Cotton industry is dedicated becoming the most environmentally and socially responsible producer/supplier of cotton in the world and become a global leader in sustainable agriculture by delivering evidence based assessments of sustainability and environmental performance.
The CRDC has invested $200 million in research and development over the past 24 years with an estimated minimum $1.4 billion benefit return. Cotton Australia has recently joined two international sustainability partnerships: the Cotton LEADS Program and the Better Cotton Initiative as well as the introduction of myBMP; the Australian cotton industry’s voluntary farm and environmental management system for growers to improve on-farm production. myBMP ensures that the Australian cotton growers produce economically, socially and environmentally sustainable …show more content…
Cotton is grown in rotation with other crops (generally legumes) to increase nutrient level in the soil and are sometimes left ‘fallow,’ allowing a natural build-up of nutrients to reduce the necessity for fertilization. Many cotton farmers use organic fertilizers such as chicken and feed lot manures, and some are experimenting with bio-solids, or human waste products. With the help of myBMP, in 2011, already a significant decrease was seen in cultivation and stubble burning as well as increases in the use of controlled traffic farming systems to reduce soil compaction and to retain permanent beds and soil testing for fertilization decisions along with the use of manures or composts for fertilizers in nutrition