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http:\/\/allafrica.com<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n www.agra-alliance.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/kofiannanfoundation.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n www.farmafrica.org.uk<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n www.songhai.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Sustainable agriculture is the practice of farming using principles of ecology, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It has been defined as „an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long term:Satisfy human food and fiber needs Make the most efficient use of non-renewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls Sustain the economic viability of farm operations Enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole. Read More: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>> Here <<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, chocolate, flowers and gold. Read More: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>> HERE <<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n AGRA ALLIANCE <\/strong>works to achieve a food secure and prosperous Africa through the promotion of rapid, sustainable agricultural growth based on smallholder farmers. Smallholders–the majority women–produce most of Africa’s food, and do so with minimal resources and little government support. AGRA aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soils; access to markets, information, financing, storage and transport; and policies that provide them with comprehensive support. Through developing Africa’s high-potential breadbasket areas, while also boosting farm productivity across more challenging environments, AGRA works to transform smallholder agriculture into a highly productive, efficient, sustainable and competitive system, and do so while protecting the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n AFRICA LOSES ROUGHLY $4 Billion in soil nutrients<\/strong> each year, costing farmers in lost productivity and eroding the continent’s ability to feed itself. But simple solutions can reverse the trend. AGRA’s programs in soil health are working to restore 6.3 million hectares of degraded farmland over 10 years. Whether it’s setting Africa’s first digital soil map to monitor the problem and inform decision making or promoting the use of lime to counteract western Kenya’s acidic soils or increasing the use of fertilizer microdosing by farmers in the Sahel, AGRA is focused on stemming the crisis and transforming Africa’s soils form a curse into blessing for smallholder farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n