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Social, Economic, and Ecological Impacts of Sustainable Agriculture

Mollykate Fanning and Mandy WaryaszRunning Start Environmental Science

Goffstown High School Dr. Houghton

November 12, 2012

• Discuss the social, economical, and ecological impacts of sustainable agriculture

Objectives

Introduction • Sustainable Agriculture• Social Impact1

• Economic Impact1

• Ecological Impact1

Methods

• Used Google to research and internet data bases to research information

Results

1) Social Impacts2) Economic impacts3) Ecological impacts

Social Impacts

• Decrease starvation2

• Reduction in competition2

• Better working conditions3

Economic Impacts• Constant food supply4

• More affordable4

• More abundance4

• Management practices (Fig. 1)5

• Carbon Sequestration (Fig. 2)4

Ecological Impacts:

Figure 1. Free range farming (Management Practices).

Carbon Sequestration

Figure 2. Carbon Sequestration

Conclusion

• Sustainable Long-Term (Fig. 3)6

• Beneficial• Improved Working Conditions• Decreased Starvation• Constant Reliable Supply

Figure 3. Sustainable long-term farming technique

Management Implications

• University of New Hampshire• Effects- Long term

Works Cited

1. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. <http://dictionary.reference.com/>. 2. Media Relations. "New Sustainable Agriculture Program Shapes Future Of Food." University of New

Hampshire. N.p., 9 Feb. 2011. Web. 2 Jan. 2013.3. Parker, Caitlyn. "Sustainability Impacts Economics, Agriculture and Society | The Cornell Daily Sun."

Sustainability Impacts Economics, Agriculture and Society | The Cornell Daily Sun. N.p., 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.

4. Stone, Thomas. Sustainable Agriculture Is One of the Keys to the Future of This Planet. Digital image. A Career in Sustainable Agriculture. N.p., 9 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Dec. 2012.

5. Sustainable Agricultre. Digital image. Joan's Bio Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2012.6. "What Is Sustainable Agriculture?" â” ASI� . UCDAVIS, n.d. Web.13 Nov. 2012. <http://

www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/sarep/about/def>.