21. Jackson was cited for his vision of a sustainable, natural farming system based on perennial crops. 22. The book on Tropical Farming Systems Economics published in 2013 summarizes research programs and outcome. 23. A hallmark of Rodale Institute s research has been the ongoing Farming Systems Trial ( FST ). 24. Further, few studies have looked at the impact of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on whole farming systems . 25. Although it has much more common thinking and principles with some of the before mentioned farming systems . 26. The traditional farming system utilises mixed cropping. 27. Fluctuations in the weather could put additional stress on fragile farming systems , making land degradation more likely. 28. We can do even better as more farmers plant biotech crops and convert to no-till farming systems . 29. DA, thus, encouraged farmers to adopt a sustainable farming system through balanced fertilization-mixing organic and inorganic fertilizers. 30. But they also give us new insights that will help us conserve biodiversity within productive farming systems .