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ShareSustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities.
Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce perpetually.
For more information about the topic Sustainable agriculture, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Fertilizer — Fertilizers or fertilisers are compounds given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for ... > read more
Hydroponics — Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil. Researchers of plant metabolism have discovered that plants absorb nutrients as simple ions in ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Sustainable agriculture at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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