Agriculture

this isn't a very well thought-out post and i might have the terms wrong, but thought i'd post it anyway.

sustainable agriculture are methods to decrease the use of pesticides and other chemicals. since WWII, there has been a chemical revolution because people began to believe that chemicals can solve all of our problems. since then, many agriculture departments at universities have been established and funded by large chemical companies like Monsanto and Dow Corning. it is a very profitable relationship for them because people who get trained in these universities often go out and work for these companies and also give advice to farmers on how they should farm (by using pesticides).

these days, there is greater awareness about pesticide residue in food and the health problems that they cause. and so there is renewed interest in sustainable farming.