Biologicals Agricultural - Demands in Addition to Breeding, Biotechnology and Agronomic Practices to Grow Healthy and Nutritious Food
People around the world depend on agriculture for their most basic needs, and farmers need productive and sustainable ways to help them produce more with less. Agricultural biologicals can complement or replace traditional fertilizers and chemicals that help lower the environmental impact of agriculture, and are naturally-occurring solutions, such as microbials, plant extracts, beneficial insects and other organic material that allow farmers to improve crop health and productivity. According to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), an agricultural biologicals system is defined as an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable agricultural production system that promotes safe products minimizing environmental adverse consequences and the use of non-renewable natural resources. In other words, agricultural biologicals are organic and ecological agriculture systems, which discourage the use of synthetic and chemical fertilizers, thereb...