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Sustainable Agribusiness Challenges: Resolving the Issues Through Conservation and Islamic Farming

Mohammad Mominul Islam
Lecturer in Marketing, EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh, 69-69/1, Sagar Tower, Boro Indara Moor Chapainawabganj- 6300

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Environmental pollution, land degradation, biodiversity constraints, extensive chemical fertilizer application, use of pesticides, insecticides and herbicides, production and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, food waste due to poor food intake, chimerical contaminated food, lack of community development and policy formation issues pose direct and indirect challenges to agribusiness sustainability. Conventional farming hardly belongs to the solutions to the challenges, but conservative farming limitedly does. Islamic farming, on the other hand, outlines sustainable ways to resolve the challenges. Thus, conservation and Islamic farming jointly are able to resolve the sustainable agribusiness challenges. The present study, following a qualitative method, shows the ways how conservation and Islamic farming can take part in coping with the problems of attaining sustainability goal. Empirical studies have been cited on Islamic farming followed by Nigeria, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia as pieces of evidences. Selected verses from the holy Quran have been applied in greening agriculture so that conservation and Islamic farming sectors are benefitted. Furthermore, the study depicts that environmentally friendly and quality agro products can be offered to the present and future generation through Islamic and conservation farming. Yet, motivation and obligation of ensuring human welfare are the prime concerns to agribusiness sustainability attainment.

Keywords: Islamic farming; Conservation agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainability challenges

Location: Bangladesh

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Sustainable

Objectives:

In Islamic farming, for shaping sustainability bases, Islamic scholars have focused the rationality of creation and unity in the universe , principles of qualitative and quantitative balance in the environment and self responsibility of human beings. With the motto of solving the challenges of agribusiness, Islamic farming is under the practice in South Africa while Saudi Arabia is an advanced position. Farming on the Quranic research also has been initiated in small scale in Bangladesh . As such, farming as per the teaching of the Holy Quran and authentic sayings of the Muslim’s Prophet Mohammad (May Allah bless him) is Islamic farming. In another word, Islamic farming means a faith-based farming incorporating the needs of the present with considering the requirements of future nations for their future consumption.

Methodology:

The current work is guided by a qualitative method that needs not priori hypothesis, and finding data for a proof (Bogdan and Biklen, 2003). The focus of qualitative research is the empirical world aiming to seek depth of the problem (Ambert et al., 1995). The insight of the researcher to the problem receives major focus in qualitative research ( Zikmund, Babin, Carr, and Griffin, 2013), where concepts are very much important (Bryman, 2008; Robson, 2011). Furthermore, some empirical evidence on conservative agriculture and Islamic farming have been adopted. Efforts have been made in defining sustainability from the Qur’anic view (Aminzadeh, 2013; Karizi, 2013; Mozafari, 2013; Arbabi and Noormohamadi, 2014). In clarifying the Qur’anic verses, firstly the chapter and the respective verses then have been mentioned like 2: 29, using indirect speech. Moreover, English translation of the Nobel Qur’an from Islamic University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia was in use.

Source of Information: IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) e-ISSN: 2319-2380, p-ISSN: 2319-2372. Volume 10, Issue 12 Ver. II (December 2017), PP 63-68

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: 10.9790/2380-1012026368

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Achievement/Findings:

Conservative agriculture has the potential to significantly increase yields and agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner even for poor resources farmers, improving their food security and often enabling them to sell surplus (L. S. Marongwe et al., 2011) along with making environment happy. The principles of the Islamic farming and application of the Qur’anic verses related to agriculture can be a denominator of conservation agriculture. Environmental pollution, land degradation, biodiversity constraints, extensive chemical fertilizer application, use of pesticides, insecticides and herbicides, production and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products pose challenges to agribusiness. Also, food waste due to poor food intake, chimerical mixing, and lack of community development with policy formation issues posse direct and indirect challenges to agribusiness sustainability. Conventional farming hardly belongs to the solutions to the sustainable agribusiness challenges but conservative farming does partly. Islamic farming, on the other hand, outlines sustainable ways to resolve the challenges through creating a moral obligation. Thus, conservative and Islamic farming jointly can resolve the sustainable agribusiness challenges. Conservation farming highly can contribute to solving sustainability challenges of agricultural business but may not last for longer period of time due to the lack of spiritual motivation. Motivation is the main factor since Islamic farming is faith-based followed by scriptural guidance. The Muslims; the second-largest community can be motivated through the teaching of the Holy Qur’an to involve them in Islamic farming. The results of Islamic farming and conservative agriculture will keep satisfied the present nations proving their meals together with preserving the needs of our upcoming generations at end.

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