UNESCO TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 
MODULE 15 | SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Activity 1 - What is sustainable agriculture?
Q1: List five words or phrases that you think might help distinguish sustainable agriculture from conventional agriculture.
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Q2: Add five additional words or phrases that you think would be useful in defining sustainable agriculture to the list above.
Q3: Is this a satisfactory definition that incorporates all the important points you think should be there? How might you add to or modify it? Write your own definition for sustainable agriculture.

	
 
Activity 2 - Making connections
Q4: Describe how you could explain the holistic nature of sustainable agriculture to a class you teach?

Activity 3 - Case studies of sustainable agriculture
Q5: Describe (i) the types of agriculture being practiced in two of the case studies, and (ii) the principles that you think underlie these practices.
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Q6: What principles are shared by the farmers in your two case studies?

Q7: To what extent were the six principles in the Sri Lankan village (in Module 19, Activity 5) shared by the farmers in the case studies?

Q8: How useful might these principles be for farmers in your country? How might the principles be adapted to be more culturally appropriate?

Q9: How useful might these principles be for a family or community food garden in your neighbourhood? How might the principles be adapted to be more culturally appropriate? 

 
Activity 5 - Reflection
Q10: Explain why it is important for all teachers - whether rural or urban based - to teach about sustainable agriculture when educating for a sustainable future.

Q11: Explain how using a school food garden in your teaching might be able to increase the focus on sustainable agriculture?