Farming

Organic food grown and harvested in Pioneer Sustainable Agriculture farms

Growing more food while ensuring Sustainable Agricultural Development

by in Farming, Impact June 5, 2020

Agriculture has had significant technological advancements in the last many years. Although these developments have had many positive effects and reduced various farming risks, they have come with significant costs. The most prominent ones being: topsoil depletion, groundwater contamination, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, poor conditions of farm laborers, new threats to human safety due to the spread of pathogens and threats to biodiversity. A growing movement has emerged in the last many years that […]

Organic Farming & why it is good for the environment

by in Farming, Impact April 22, 2020

Agriculture has been and is a major component of the world economy since as long as we can remember. Over the years, in order to increase productivity of farming a lot of changes have taken place that have led to agriculture becoming more intensive, producing higher yields per acre by relying on greater chemicals use & technological inputs. The whole process of Food production and consumption- from growing crops to processing, transporting, selling, storing and […]