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Creating a sustainable world

They worked extensively to prepare this often arid and sandy soil using natural methods. Only natural fertilizers and pesticides, made mostly from cow dung, neem and neem leaves etc. are used in the garden to ensure organic farming. They also try to maintain natural ecosystem and balances which minimise adverse effects found in unbalanced farming areas.

Asma-Ul-Roxana
Sustainable development means "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". That means cutting only enough trees per year that can be regrown. That means using such farming method which restores the nourishment of the soil. That means designing energyefficient buildings, using recycled materials when possible. And it means rethinking our social institutions and the way we conduct our business to be more equitable to all both across the globe and in future generations.
The environmental costs incurred through modern, chemical-intensive farming are no longer appreciable. Rampant pesticide use, soil depletion and genetic cloning of crops threaten the air
we breathe, the water we drink and the land we and others depend on for food and habitat. Organic, sustainable agriculture is a realistic and necessary alternative to those practices.
Our current world food production is more than sufficient to provide an adequate diet to all humans, yet more than 840 million people are suffering from hunger. Hunger is a problem of poverty, distribution, and access to food. The question then, is not "how to feed the world", but rather, how can we develop sustainable farming methods that have the potential to help the world feed and sustain itself.
To be specific, by sustainable farming we mean organic farming, a process where no chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used for growing crops. It is the quickest, most efficient, cost effective and fairest way to feed the world. However,
statistics showed that African and Asian countries are least exposed to this practice compared to the Latin American and European countries. In Bangladesh about 2-3% of the total agriculture follows organic farming which is nothing compared to Australia, Italy or Japan. A few business initiators have raised their hands to support and practice organic farming. One mentionable name is the Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate Limited for its contributions in this sector.
Up in Tetulia, within sight of the Himalayas, lies the only single-estate and organic tea garden of Bangladesh owned by the enterprise. On a virgin land, they planted a dream that grew greener, bigger, fresher everyday. First planted in 2000, they allowed the garden to be tended as far as possible by Mother Nature herself, adding a human touch as gently as possible when necessary. The gardens are naturally irrigated with rainwater and enriched with bio-fertilizers from organically raised cattle, the plants are shaded by herbal trees and the entire ecosystem controls itself, checking pests, maintaining a perfect natural balance. And the end result is an international tea brand from Bangladesh.
While saying organic, it's not only the product that Kazi & Kazi tea talks about, but the whole process used to make the
product. Organic is like a homecoming to a purer, simpler time — it’s the most natural and wholesome approach to farming.
Thus their operations began in the year 2000, when they acquired virgin lands in Panchaghar, which had never been used for cultivation. The land was deliberately chosen to ensure the purity of the soil. They worked extensively to prepare this often arid and sandy soil using natural methods. Only natural fertilizers and pesticides, made mostly from cow dung, neem and neem leaves etc. are used in the garden to ensure organic farming. They also try to main-
tain natural ecosystem and balances which minimise adverse effects found in more unbalanced farming areas.
Therefore the organic tea estate is already walking on the path that the theme of World Environment Day 2010 reveals — “More species. One Planet. One future” which focuses on biodiversityecosystem management and the green economy. Now it's time for all of us — following keeping such initiatives as inspiration — to move towards restoring the balance of the ecosystem and the environment as a whole.
Asma-UI-Roxana is an environment activist