Dear readers, for some time now there has been an increase in the production of agricultural products and together with this, there has been an increase in the use of synthetic products. Some professionals and producers see this situation as the evolution of agriculture due to the positive effect on production, but there are other professionals who think about the balanced use of synthetic products because their indiscriminate application can generate a series of negative conditions in agricultural ecosystems, such as the accumulation of certain elements that can be harmful to the biodiversity of the agroecosystem.
In the same sense, authors such as Acuña et al, (2006), point out that one of the main causes for not having stopped in time the negative processes mentioned above, is due to the lack of knowledge in the excessive use of inputs and the little study of their effect on soil microflora and on the biological processes that condition soil fertility; bringing as a final effect the substantial destruction of microbial associations and their functional or biochemical activity.
From my point of view, this situation has arisen because there has been a single focus on agricultural production based on the economic component, with strategies such as intensive soil tillage, the use of monocultures, transgenic crops, among others, without considering the effect it may have on the social and environmental component, bringing with it the deterioration of natural resources that sometimes directly and indirectly can threaten human health.
It can be said that natural spaces are resilient, adapting to abrupt changes when agricultural systems are established and the ecological balance is altered, but in addition to this, the conventional economic vision is also subject to market prices of synthetic products, agricultural reforms of the countries that can affect production as well as any pest that may occur in the ecosystem.
In view of the above, we have begun to promote agriculture that takes into account natural and biological factors in order to steer agricultural production towards new technologies based on the recovery of soils through sustained agroecological management, with the aim of maintaining food production rates, generating income for producers and ensuring food security for nations.
Finally, interpreting Conway and Pretty (cited in Altieri and Nicholls, 2000), the relationship between agriculture and ecology weakened as ecological principles were ignored in the modernization of agricultural systems; in fact, many agricultural scientists have reached the consensus that modern agriculture is facing an environmental crisis. A large number of people are concerned about the long-term sustainability of current agricultural production systems. There is evidence to show that, although the prevailing capital- and technology-intensive agricultural system has been extremely productive and competitive, it also brings with it a host of economic, social and environmental problems.
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- Acuña, O. Importance of microorganisms in soil quality and health. online ACORBAT 2006. Available at: www.musalit.org/pdf/in060651_es.pdf [Accessed: July, 2021].
- Altieri, M. and Nicholls, C. 2000. Agroecology. Theory and practice for sustainable agriculture. Mexico. First edition.
Hello friend @amestyj. As you rightly say agriculture and ecology weakened as ecological principles were ignored due to modernization, so we are prone to an environmental crisis, by a long-term sustainable imbalance, are not complying with the laws that protect the environment are exploiting and deforesting forests without measures and without caring about future generations. Greetings and thank you for sharing your content.
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Hello dear friend @sandracarrascal, it is evident that many conventional agricultural practices ignore ecological processes, basing their techniques on packages of synthetic products that considerably affect the biodiversity present in the ecosystem. See you later friend, have a great week.
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@amestyj ,Agriculture need to be well improved so as to meet the aim of the producers and the availability of food for the country .
Thanks for shearing.
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Hello friend, what you mention is completely correct, that is why we talk about balance because the idea is to produce without significantly altering the ecosystems, taking into account environmental, social and economic aspects.
See you later, thanks for your comment.
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Agriculture have always affect the ecosystem while the ecosystem also have implications on Agriculture. The issue now is balancing between the both.
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Hello friend, when we start with the agricultural activity we must take into account that we are in front of a perfect synergy between different elements that develop with certain climatic factors, sometimes natural processes are ignored and synthetic products packages are enhanced.
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Greetings @amestyj, a good topic that you share because producers have tried to produce more using strategies that negatively impact the ecosystem, this in the short term will bring problems but they do not want to see it, the good thing would be to make a balance between the ecosystem and the agro-productive work to generate a win win.
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Greetings dear friend @carlir, you are right in what you mention since producers use techniques to obtain higher production in the short term, but they are unaware of the damage caused to natural ecosystems, which is projected in the long term as systems with degraded soils, since their biota edifica was affected.
See you later brother, have an excellent week
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