Productivity of Small Farms

My research question is: How does sustainable agriculture in other countries differ from the agricultural system in America and which specified techniques used by other countries would benefit/sustain our environment while providing mass amounts of food? While researching answers and solutions to my question and finding a variety of techniques that would be useful for the American agricultural system, it has led me to wonder why we haven’t already begun to use these strategies? Why does America claim to be one of the most powerful, successful, and developed countries in the world, but can’t seem to easily adapt to a sustainable organic farming production system for the benefit of the people? There can’t possibly be the excuse of there being “too many people to feed to worry about how they’re being fed” because I found that small farms that produce organic food measure their efficiency based on their space for resources; and in result, they tend to produce more per unit area the more complex their farming system is with all of the natural resources being used.  That is only one of many reasons why small, organic farms are more productive than big, industrial farms. That one reason should already be accounted for when it comes to why America should start making some changes in their food production system. From what I have researched, other countries are constantly trying to find new ways to make their food healthier for their people and in ways that don’t negatively affect the environment or limit natural resources that take longer to replace. Why can’t America attempt to do the same? Are big industries taking over for the sake of money and power? What evident changes need to be made so that our agricultural system doesn’t become completely corrupt?