The program limits the use of pesticides and increases the use of farm manures. One more example comes from my own country, the United States. This program is call SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education and provides opportunities for farmers to learn how to adopt sustainable practices. Producing food entails the sustainable care and use of natural resources expecially land, water and seed. Farmers who work the land must have the right to practice sustainable management of natural resources and to preserve biological diversity.
Genetic resources are the result of a millenia of evolution and belong to all of humanity.
Farming communities must have the right to freely use and protect the diverse genetic resources, including seeds, which have been developed by them throughout history. We must understand, though, that all of these efforts on the part of farmers, governments and the private sector will be in vain as long as transnational corporations resist the use of sustainable development principles in their operations. None of us are going to witness or participate in a sustainable world as long as transnationals are not held accountable for their unsustainable use of the world's resources. I am not an economist, nor a scientist, nor a researcher, but along with over 450 million farmers, I have what many of you need - a close relationship with our planet Earth. I urge you to become involved with farmers in food production for local consumption.