Sustainable Farming Techniques: What are our options?

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In this step, you'll learn about current agricultural practices and their detrimental impact on finite resources, environmental quality, and human health. The United Nations Environmental Programme published a report in 2010 declaring that current agricultural practices have a huge detrimental impact. We will compare alternatives and at the end, tell you what our pick is for the most sustainable farming system. Aquaponics is our pick for the most sustainable farming system as it is highly water efficient, does not require added fertilizers or chemicals, and can be implemented anywhere regardless of soil quality.