Sustainable agriculture-Activities

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Activities \| Feeding the future – sustainable agriculture

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Australia
- Science applications in agricultural practice – students investigate the contributions of science to agriculture.
- Using climatic trends for sustainable agriculture – students evaluate climate information and consider the implications for agriculture.
- Problem solving for a sustainable future – students identify ways to overcome problems that exist as a result of current agricultural practices.
Landlearn, Victorian Department of Primary Industries, Australia
- Students use the information provided about Victoria's agricultural exports to complete the following activities: Analysing Victorian food exports, and Mapping exports.
- Biodiversity: Our food supply depends on it – students discuss biodiversity and how it can be enhanced by farming practices
- Cultivating variety – students looks at farming practices, assess the benefits of the activities and how they may enhance biodiversity.
Science upd8, UK
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Interdisciplinary curriculum themes is part of the larger UNESCO website called Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future. It contains a number of modules that look at environmental sustainability.

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Page updated July 2006.

This topic is sponsored by CSIRO Plant Industry and the bequest of J S Anderson, FAA.