Advancing Sustainable Agriculture: A Critical Review of Innovative Strategies to Decrease Chemical Dependency for Environmental Health

Abstract

Sustainable agriculture is a fast-growing field that attempts to provide energy and food for both present and future generations. Given that the concept of sustainability differs across disciplines, each region and country employs various alternative methods. The three primary facets of sustainable agriculture are social, environmental, and economic. For the past 25 years, experts have concentrated on sustainable agriculture, which has garnered a lot of attention. The SALSA (Search, Appraisal, Synthesis, and Analysis) and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocols are followed in this work. The literature search was conducted using Research Gate, Semantic Scholar, and Google Scholar. We thoroughly explored eight different strategies from earlier research. The eight (eight) primary sustainable practices: agroforestry, agrobiodiversity, cover crops, crop rotation, conservation tillage, soil conservation, water management, and smart farming-are based on the thematic analysis of this systematic study. The results provide a foundational understanding of incorporating these alternative methods with scientific findings into sustainable farming techniques. Government assistance is essential to achieving sustainable agriculture because it allows businesses to lower costs and facilitate the purchase of recyclable goods by consumers. Furthermore, through education on the land and farms, the government may help farmers advance their abilities.