The expansion of agriculture into fertile land areas plus the widespread use of irrigation,
agrochemicals and new seeds have largely increased agriculture production, but this model of
agricultural growth is fatally flawed because of declining crop yields and massive
environmental impacts. The future of farming lies in a modern type of agriculture that works
with nature and with people, not against them. Millions of farms on all continents already
prove that organic and sustainable agriculture can provide sufficient food, increase food
security, replenish natural resources and provide a better livelihood for farmers and local
communities (Badgley et al. 2007).