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It is essential for sustainability, no matter what system we have for food production, to have balance. Sustainability of farming systems has traditionally been one where economics and the environment are balanced; for long-term sustainability of agroecosystems, in which humans are central to the success, it is essential that we add a third concept to the balance, human health. The concept of balance can help us in our deliberations around analyzing a production input, a crop, a cropping system, a farming system, or even a value chain. The question we need to ask is whether whatever is being done produces a good balance of economics, environment, and human health. Agriculture and food are at the center of human health, economic, and environmental sustainability. |
