Sustainable Agriculture

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Across
  1. 2. Can be defined broadly or narrowly.
  2. 4. Is the theoretical equilibrium population size at which a particular population in a particular environment will stabilise when its supply of resources remains constant.
  3. 5. Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
  4. 6. A social or political movement designed to bring about land reforms or to improve the economic status of the farmer.
  5. 8. Is a term that covers a broad range of soil tillage systems that leave residue cover on the soil surface, substantially reducing the effects of soil erosion from wind and water.
  6. 13. Management strategy that employs detailed, site-specific information to precisely manage production inputs.
  7. 14. The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
  8. 16. Is the sum total of all the plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in the world, or in a particular area; all of their individual variation; and all the interactions between them.
  9. 17. Is a set of design principles centred on whole systems thinking, simulating, or directly utilising the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems.
  10. 18. Range of preventive tactics and biological controls to keep pest population within acceptable limits.
  11. 19. Are certain herbal preparations that guide the decomposition processes in manures and compost.
  12. 20. Managing the amount, source, placement, form, and timing of the application of nutrients and soil amendments to ensure adequate soil fertility for plant production and to minimise the potential for environmental degradation, particularly water quality impairment.
  13. 21. benefits or costs that are not included in the market price of goods or services.
Down
  1. 1. Is the process through which agricultural and forestry practices remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
  2. 3. Is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems.
  3. 7. Is a broad area of biology, involving the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products. Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with related scientific fields.
  4. 9. Relies on pasture or rangeland to supply the protein and energy requirements of livestock.
  5. 10. Are areas or strips of land maintained in permanent vegetation, designed to intercept pollutants and erosion.
  6. 11. A proven, whole farm/whole system approach to resource management that incorporates financial planning, land planning, grazing planning and biological monitoring.
  7. 12. A seal or logo indicating that a product has met a set of environmental or social standards.
  8. 15. Is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction too rapidly changing farming practices.