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Basic Steps towards Sustainable Agriculture
Water conservation

Waste management

At least 6m

Organic
waste

Plastics

Farming right next to a
river

Buffer zone between farm
and water bodies

Burning waste

Water conservation

Washing clothes in a river

Soak pit for domestic
waste water

Separate waste pits for
plastics and organic waste

Waste management

Empty containers on the
ground

Water conservation

Empty containers stored
safely until disposal

Soil conservation

Ground
cover

Napi
er gr
ass

Dried up stream

Eucalyptus dries up
streams and wells

Planting Grevillea, Bamboo
and indigenous trees

Workers’ health

Use of agrochemicals
without protection

Agrochemical application
with protection

Workers’ health

Chemicals in a bedroom
Version: April 2010

Small stores to keep
chemicals safe

Soil being lost through
erosion

Controlling soil erosion on the
slope and along the stream

Careful use of agrochemicals

Prohibited chemicals

(e.g. Gramoxone)

Reduced use of less toxic
chemicals (e.g. green or blue label)

Workers’ welfare

Workers not happy with the
farm

Workers happy with the
farm