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increased income, says Lauro Bassi of EPAGRI, the agricultural research institute in Santa Catarina state,
southern Brazil, which has been promoting the idea.
Zero-tillage also benefits the planet in general. Unploughed soils hang on to carbon that would
otherwise escape into the air as carbon dioxide when organic matter rots. "A one-hectare field left
unploughed can absorb up to a tonne of carbon every year," says Pretty, "making soils a vital element in
preventing global warming.”
Sustainable agriculture is no magic bullet for feeding the world. lt is an approach rather than a
blueprint. Small farms with low yields stand to gain the most and agribusiness the least. But it does offer an
alternative for the millions of small farms that have plenty of hands to work the land, but not the skills or
financial resources to adopt conventional mechanised farming.
Questions 1-8 Complete the table below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Area Strategy Benefits to farmers East Africa
Q1. ________________ with food crop
Lower costs
Higher yields
Q2.
________________
Growing mixed crops together
Higher yields
Madagascar
Transplanting seedlings earlier.
Leaving paddy fields unflooded.
Replacing chemical fertilisers with
Q3. ________________
Higher yields
Cuba
Reducing Q4. ________________
Using Q5. ________________ instead of
farm vehicles.
Yields doubled
Citizens’
Q6. _____________ increased
Latin America
Zero-tillage
Lower costs
Improved Q7. ________________
Higher yields
Higher Q8. ________________
