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| 8906728709 | food security | the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. | 0 | |
| 8906729588 | organic fertilizer | derived from animal matter, animal excreta (manure), human excreta, and vegetable matter | 1 | |
| 8906730088 | sustainable agriculture | the production of food, fiber, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare. | 2 | |
| 8906730651 | IPM | ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. | 3 | |
| 8906730652 | organic agriculture | a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. | 4 | |
| 8906731416 | ITQ's | A quota, imposed on individuals or firms by a governing body, that limits the production of a good or service. | 5 | |
| 8906731719 | perennial plant | a plant that lives more than 2 years | 6 | |
| 8906733453 | urban agriculture | the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. | 7 | |
| 8906734662 | agroforestry | agriculture incorporating the cultivation and conservation of trees. | 8 | |
| 8906734663 | strip cropping | cultivation in which different crops are sown in alternate strips to prevent soil erosion. | 9 | |
| 8906735249 | terracing | make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps. | 10 | |
| 8906735250 | shifting agriculture | a system of cultivation in which a plot of land is cleared and cultivated for a short period of time, then abandoned and allowed to revert to producing its normal vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot. | 11 | |
| 8906735780 | intercropping | grow (a crop) among plants of a different kind, usually in the space between rows. | 12 | |
| 8906735781 | contour plowing | plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion. | 13 | |
| 8906736290 | non-till agriculture | practice of planting crops without tilling the soil. | 14 | |
| 8906737436 | CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations | 15 |
