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A STUDY ABOUT NEED FOR GREEN GROWTH FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT

    1 Author(s):  DR.T. THILEEPAN

Vol -  6, Issue- 5 ,         Page(s) : 367 - 372  (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

Future challenges relating to greater pressure on natural resources and climate change imply that a "business as usual" growth model is not a viable option. Green growth places strong emphasis on the complementarities between the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The food and agriculture sector has been successful in providing for growing global demand over a long period of time. The rate of growth in total factor productivity in agriculture has exceeded that in many other sectors, and has exceeded the population growth rate. There is a close and dynamic link between increases in population and income and productivity advances in the sector. Labour leaving agricultural activities has helped fuel economic expansion and employment growth in the rest of the economy. Crop yields and livestock productivity have risen substantially and the real price of food has declined over the long term.1 The share of consumers’ expenditure devoted to food '-.as fallen in many countries and this has increased the amount of disposable income available for purchases of other goods and services. Many farmers and fishers are aware of the importance of their economic dependence on conserving natural resources and ecosystems, and governments have started to re-orientate their policy priorities to take account of the environmental consequences of food and agriculture production, which has led to some improvements in environmental performance.

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