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UPSC PRELIMS_POWER PLAY- AGRICULTURE SERIES ( Permaculture)

 Permaculture



What Is Permaculture?

  • Permaculture was coined as a term in the 1970s by David Holmren and Bill Mollison, two Australians dedicated to the sustainable use of land.
  • Permaculture is a term used to describe an intentional system of agriculture and settlement that aims to reflect the interrelationships and sustainability of natural ecosystems.
  •  Permaculture can be seen in contrast to intensive agriculture, which eventually leaves land unfit for farming, gradually reducing the amount of land suitable for human habitation. 
  • Permaculture is an attempt to best use land so that generations in the future can continue to make use of the land in productive manners, allowing for personal subsistence. 
  • It draws from several disciplines including organic farming, agroforestry, integrated farming, sustainable development, and applied ecology.
  • Permaculture lies on three ethics: care for the earth, care for people and fair share. 

Principles of permaculture as described by David Holmgren

  • Observe and interact – by taking the time to engage with nature we can design solutions that suit our particular situation
  • Catch and store energy – by developing systems that collect resources when they are abundant, we can use them in times of need
  • Obtain a yield – ensure that you are getting truly useful rewards as part of the working you are doing
  • Apply self regulation and accept feedback – we need to discourage inappropriate activity to ensure that systems can continue to function well
  • Use and value renewable resources and services – make the best use of nature’s abundance to reduce our consumptive behavior and dependence on non-renewable resources
  • Produce no waste – by valuing and making use of all the resources that are available to us, nothing goes to waste
  • Integrate rather than segregate – by putting the right things in the right place, relationships develop between those things and they work together to support each other
  • Use and value diversity – diversity reduces vulnerability to a variety of threats and takes advantage of the unique nature of the environment in which it resides
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