Make nature an ally rather than an enemy, stop systematic plowing between two crops and limit the use of fertilizers or pesticides. Mentalities are changing slowly but surely on French farms, even if the room for improvement remains strong. Far from the green revolution of the 1970s which blindly advocated the massive use of chemistry and mechanization to increase yields and reduce the arduous nature of work, farmers are adopting new practices at the start of the 21st century, aware that methods of the end of the 20th century have reached their limits. "Whether in France or elsewhere, we must move towards more resilient agricultural production systems," says Marc Dufumier, agronomist and teacher-researcher, honorary professor at AgroParisTech. We must stop cultivating on bare ground. Instead of releasing the carbon from the soil humus into the atmosphere by turning the earth upside down with a plow, you might as well sow directly without plowing
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