Sustainable agricultural developement - Indian perspective

Abstract

The MM is have made a profound difference in people's lives (jlobul poverty bus been halved five years ahead oj the 2015 timeframe. The world is now fully engaged in discussions to dejine Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will senv as the core oj a universal post-2015 development agenda Sustainable development is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability o f future generations to meet their own needs' (WCED 10H7) The major concern is that by irreversibly depleting the world's stock of natural wealth, today‘s development path will have detrimental impln nations for the well-being o f future generations. Ilence, moving towards a green economy must become a s trategic e< onomh polk y agenda for achieving sustainable development. The greening o f the agriculture sector is expected to generate a range o f benefits including increased profits and income Jar farmers, gains at the macroeconomic level, enabling the sector to adapt to climate change and benefits for ecosystem sendees. Indian agr icultural system is a model o f sustainable agriculture, as it is predominantly a mixed crop-li vestock farming system, with the livestock segment supplementing farm incomes by providing employment, draught animals, and manure.