Water conservation
Workers’ health
Workers’ health
Waste management
Soil conservation
Workers’ welfare
Basic Steps towards Sustainable Agriculture
At least 6m
Water conservation
Waste management
Empty containers stored safely until disposal
Controlling soil erosion on the slope and along the stream
Workers happy with the farm
Reduced use of less toxic chemicals (e.g. green or blue label)
Soil being lost through erosion
Workers not happy with the farm
Prohibited chemicals
(e.g. Gramoxone)
Empty containers on the ground
Soak pit for domestic waste water
Agrochemical application with protection
Small stores to keep chemicals safe
Planting Grevillea, Bamboo and indigenous trees Washing clothes in a river
Use of agrochemicals without protection
Chemicals in a bedroom Eucalyptus dries up streams and wells Farming right next to a
river Buffer zone between farm and water bodies Burning waste Separate waste pits for plastics and organic waste
PARAQUAT-PLUS
Water conservation
Careful use of agrochemicals
Dried up streamPlastics
Organic waste
Version: April 2010
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