Document Type : Research Paper
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Abstract
Sustainable agriculture is one of important components of sustainable development, which is known as the appropriate approach for 2151 century for lives of a considerable fraction of people in third world.
Unfortunately, despite the importance of agriculture in Iranian economy, the potential role of sustainable agriculture approach in resolving the current issues of agricultural sector, and creation of long-term sustainability, sustainable development and agriculture have been remained demoted to translation of some definitions and articles.
This research considers the discussion of fundamental differences of
livelihood, business or industrial agriculture and sustainable agriculture; and investigates the challenges of business or industrial agriculture and the concept of sustainable agriculture from the perspectives of management, sustainable agriculture paradigm (sustainable development paradigm and sustainability model), definition of sustainable agriculture, sustainability framework (four social, economical, natural, and political dimensions of sustainability), determination of the differences to be made for establishment of sustainable agriculture as the result of changes in the environment. Also, considering the set of research findings, this research suggests the consecutive actions to be taken in different levels of agriculture sustainability, including utilization level, village level, zone level, province level, and national level.
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