Short answers, pulled from the story.
The American author Franklin H. King published the book Farmers of Forty Centuries in the early 1900s. King warned that the world's soil was running out of time and observed that traditional farming methods in Asia had sustained populations for millennia.
The Australian agronomist Gordon McClymont coined the term sustainable agriculture in the late 1980s. This occurred long before Native American tribes were practicing sophisticated methods of land stewardship such as the Honorable Harvest.
Agricultural practices consume 69% of the world's fresh water. In many areas, the water source effectively becomes a non-renewable resource as seen in the Ogallala Aquifer where water is being used faster than it can be replenished.
The European Union published the From Farm to Fork program in May 2020 with goals to make 25% of EU agriculture organic by 2030 and reduce the use of pesticides by 50% by 2030. The program also aims to reduce the use of fertilizers by 20% by 2030 and reduce food waste by 50% by 2030.
Artificial intelligence controlled irrigation systems lower water consumption by up to 30%. These systems optimize water consumption by using sensors to monitor soil moisture levels and weather conditions to distribute water accordingly.