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9086501289Agribusinessagriculture conducted on commercial principles, especially using advanced technology.0
9086501290agriculturethe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock1
9086501291cereal graina grass yielding grain for food2
9086501292chaffhusks of grain separated from the seed by threshing3
9086501293combinea machine that reaps, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field4
9086501294Commercial AgricultureAgriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.5
9086501295cropGrain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season.6
9086501296crop rotationthe system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land7
9086501297Desertification​degradation of land especially in seminars areas primarily because of human actions like excessive planting8
9086501298double croppingharvesting twice a year from the same field9
9086501299grainseed of a cereal grass10
9086501300green revolutionrapid diffusion of new agricultural technology11
9086501301horticulturethe growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers12
9086501302hullthe outer covering of a seed13
9086501303intensive subsistence agriculturea form in which farmers must expend a large amount of effort to produce the maximum yield of land14
9086501304milkshedthe area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied15
9086501305paddyMalay word for wet rice, commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah.16
9086501306pastoral nomadismA form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.17
9086501307pastureGrass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals, as well as land used for grazing.18
9086501308plantationa large farm in tropical areas that specializes in the production of one of two crops for sale to a MCD19
9086501309Prime Agricultural LandThe most productive farmland.20
9086501310RanchingA form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.21
9086501311ReaperA machine that cuts grain standing in the field.22
9086501312Ridge Tillagesystem of planting crops on ridge tops to reduce farm production costs; promotes soil conservation23
9086501313sawaha flooded field for growing rice24
9086501314shifting cultivationclearing forests to plant fields for a few years and then abandoning them25
9086501315slash and burn agriculturea farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land26
9086501316spring wheatwheat planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer27
9086501317subsistence agriculturelevel of farming in which a person raises only enough food to feed his or her family28
9086501318sustainable agricultureLong-term productive farming methods that are environmentally safe.29
9086501319swiddena patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning30
9086501320threshto beat out grain from stalks by trampling it31
9086501321transhumanceThe seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.32
9086501322truck farmingcommercial gardening and fruit farming33
9086501323wet riceRice planted on dryland in a nursery, then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth.34
9086501324winnowto remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind35
9086501325winter wheatwheat planted in the autumn and harvested in the early summer36

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