9624416431 | Agrarian | People or societies that are farmer | 0 | |
9624416432 | Agribusiness | a large-scale farming enterprise | 1 | |
9624416433 | Agricultural Industrialization | The use of machinery in agriculture, like tractors ext. | 2 | |
9624416434 | agriculture | farming | 3 | |
9624416435 | animal domestication | genetic modification of an animal such that it is rendered more amenable to human control | 4 | |
9624416436 | Aquaculture | Raising marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages | 5 | |
9624416437 | Biorevolution | The revolution of biotechnology and the use of it in societies. | 6 | |
9624416438 | Biotechnology | The manipulation of living organisms or their components to produce useful products. | 7 | |
9624416439 | Cereal Grain | A grass yielding grain for food. | 8 | |
9624416440 | Chemical Farming | Increased use of fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. | 9 | |
9624416441 | Commercial Agriculture | Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm. | 10 | |
9624416442 | crop rotation | the system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land | 11 | |
9624416443 | Cultivation regions | regions in which large amounts of agriculture take place | 12 | |
9624416444 | Dairying | The "farming" and sale/distribution of milk and milk products. | 13 | |
9624416445 | debt for nature swap | Forgiveness of international debt in exchange for nature protection in developing countries | 14 | |
9624416446 | Desertification | The process by which formerly fertile lands become increasingly arid, unproductive, and desert-like. | 15 | |
9624416447 | double cropping | harvesting twice a year from the same field | 16 | |
9624416448 | Environmental Modification | The use of pesticides, soil erosion, desertification, etc. | 17 | |
9624416449 | Feedlot | a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market | 18 | |
9624416450 | food manufacturing | the green revolution has increased production to avoid widespread famine | 19 | |
9624416451 | food security | The ability of individuals to obtain sufficient food on a day-to-day basis | 20 | |
9624416452 | forestry | the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | 21 | |
9624416453 | Globalized Agriculture | Diffusion of agriculture across the globe. | 22 | |
9624416454 | Green Revolution | Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers. | 23 | |
9624416455 | growing season | the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow | 24 | |
9624416456 | hunting and gathering | the use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation for food | 25 | |
9624416457 | horticultural | Growing fruits and vegetables and flowers | 26 | |
9624416458 | intensive subsistence agriculture | expenditure of much labor and capitol to increase agricultural productivity | 27 | |
9624416459 | livestock ranching | the raising of domesticated animals for the produciton of meat and byproducts (leather, wool) | 28 | |
9624416460 | market gardening | the growing of vegetables or flowers for market | 29 | |
9624416461 | Milkshed | The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied. | 30 | |
9624416462 | Mechanization | In agriculture, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines. | 31 | |
9624416463 | mining | the excavation of the earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals | 32 | |
9624416464 | nomadic herding | migratory but controlled movement of livestock solely dependent on natural forage | 33 | |
9624416465 | Non renewable resources | a resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily (ex. gems, iron, copper, fossil fuels) | 34 | |
9624416466 | Paddy | Malay word for wet rice, commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah. | 35 | |
9624416467 | planned economy | an economic system directed by government agencies | 36 | |
9624416468 | plantation | large estate farmed by many workers | 37 | |
9624416469 | renewable resource | A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed | 38 | |
9624416470 | Ridge Tillage | system of planting crops on ridge tops to reduce farm production costs; promotes soil conservationists | 39 | |
9624416471 | Rural settlement | Sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities | 40 | |
9624416472 | Sawah | A flooded field for growing rice | 41 | |
9624416473 | shifting cultivation | clearing forests to plant fields for a few years and then abandoning them | 42 | |
9624416474 | slash and burn agriculture | a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land | 43 | |
9624416475 | Staple grains | A type of edible grain, usually wheat or corn, on which a group of people are dependent | 44 | |
9624416476 | Substance agriculture | Growing only enough food to feed oneself and one's family | 45 | |
9624416477 | sustainable agriculture | Long-term productive farming methods that are environmentally safe. | 46 | |
9624416478 | suitcase farm | an american commercial grain agriculture, a farm on which no one lives | 47 | |
9624416479 | sustainable yield | an amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply | 48 | |
9624416480 | Swidden | A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning. | 49 | |
9624416481 | tragedy of the commons | a situation in which group members overexploit a common resource, causing its destruction | 50 | |
9624416482 | Transhumance | pastoral practice of seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas. | 51 | |
9624416483 | Truck farm | Commercial gardening and fruit farming | 52 | |
9624416484 | Undernourishment | Amount of food is less than what can sustain life | 53 |
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