Industrial Agriculture is the term given to the form of farming that has been developed over the years. This is not just any type of farming though. Industrial Farming is the more modern, and developed way to grow crops or raise livestock. It contains machines and chemicals that help crops and livestock grow at a faster rate. Industrial Agriculture is more ideal for the economy. It gets more produce faster, and at a lower price than organic foods that have been grown naturally. This why people are so drawn into the whole idea of getting foods that have been produced by Industrial Agriculture. Nowadays, money is very tight, and people can't really waste money on getting "organic food". As long as its there and cheap, it's the path people decide to take.
Sustainable Agriculture, on the other hand, is basically the opposite of Industrial Agriculture. This is the natural way to go. The produce grown this way contain no added chemicals. They are grown with natural sunlight, natural soil, are watered with natural water, and are fertilized naturally with recycled crop waste or treated human manure. There are no pesticides to make them grow faster or anything unnatural in them. They take their time to grow, not being rushed by anything. But even though there are so many great things to being natural , it also comes with its downsides. Unfortunately, organic crops and livestock are much more expensive than the foods grown from industrial agriculture. Because of this factor, people prefer to purchase non-organic foods, because it gives you what you need without having to pay a fortune when you go grocery shopping.
Sacrificing Sustainable Agriculture so that there could be more focus on Industrial Agriculture, isn't worth risking the extinction of the different plant and animal species. There aren't enough benefits that could come out of having Industrial Agriculture alone. There are more cons than pros. Industrial Agriculture MAY be produced faster and is sold cheaper, but it could actually harm your body. The fact that it's not grown naturally is already a sign that it's not very healthy for you. Diseases and abnormalities are effects that industrial agriculture could bring you. For example, the industrial pesticides used for fast growing can decrease the sperm count in a males, and cause many other genital defects. Herbicides, a chemical used for this agriculture, are linked to cancer and other neurological problems. Antibiotics that are fed to livestock have created antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which lower the strength of peoples immune systems.
Products that come from Sustainable Agriculture might be a bit more expensive, but they do come with their benefits. The grown plants have natural vitamins and minerals that aren't mixed with any harmful pesticides. The livestock are fed real food and are grown with time, not any chemicals.
I like to think of it this way: Sustainable Agriculture produces real food, and Industrial
Agriculture produces fake food.
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