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The environmental and financial problems of the hill farming sector have been written about exhaustively, so I won’t expand on them here – other than to say that while hill farming has a central role to play in socially and ecologically vibrant landscapes, a major shift towards agroecological practices is needed to realise this.
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Focus on Solutions Although there are clear, negative impacts for agriculture, the agriculture chapter effectively lays out the ways in which agriculture can respond constructively to increasing challenges. In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes.
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You should back away from this definition and call it agroecological or holistic. She says she sees this definition as a starting point, as someplace from which to constructively move forward. Secretary Ross said we need to define this so we can have money to reward the practices.
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