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According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in sustainable agriculture it is expected that (a) Management and conservation of resource base(b) Orientation of technological and institutional changes (c) Ensuring attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future

A.
(a) and (b)
B.
(b) and (c)
C.
(a) and (d)
D.
All the above

Solution:

The correct answer is All the above.Explanation:FAO has defined sustainable agricultural development as ‚¬Å“The management and conservation of the natural resource base, and the orientation of technological change in such a manner as to ensure the attainment of continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations.Sustainable agriculture conserves land, water, and plant and animal genetic resources, and is environmentally non-degrading, technically appropriate, economically viable and socially acceptable‚¬. Additional InformationVision of FAO Vision of FAO for sustainable food and agriculture is to have a world in which food is nutritious and accessible for everyone and natural resources are managed in a way that maintain ecosystem functions to support current as well as future human needs.Farmers, pastoralists, fisher-folks, foresters and other rural dwellers have the opportunity to actively participate in, and benefit from, economic development; have decent employment condition and work in a fair price environment. Rural women, men, and communities live in security, and should have control over their livelihoods and equitable access to resources which they use in an efficient way.Sustainable agriculture should contribute to all four pillars of food security viz., availability, access, utilization and stability in a manner that is environmentally, economically and socially responsible over time.

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