There is a considerable amount of bibliography addressing how farming can be more sustainable, yet there is still a massive difference between what we talk about and what actually gets done.
While there is no shortage of studies arguing that sustainable agriculture is necessary and showing how to reach it, a significant “implementation gap” remains. This gap is created by a mix of hurdles (ranging from personal beliefs to everyday practical issues) that slow down progress and make real-world changes difficult.
This study looks closely at these obstacles and searches for ways to move past them to improve how sustainable ideas are put into practice. Since these challenges are so complex and messy, there isn’t a simple or easy fix that works for everyone. Instead, we need a much bigger approach that involves everyone from different sectors.
This means focusing on areas like building better institutions, improving education, and securing the right social and political support. Ultimately, closing this gap and making these recommendations work requires people from different fields to work together and ensures that everyone involved is pulling in the same direction.
You can learn more about this study here: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093853
Reference:
Siebrecht, N. (2020). Sustainable Agriculture and Its Implementation Gap—Overcoming Obstacles to Implementation. Sustainability, 12(9), 3853.