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5567204525AgribusinessThe system of farming found in developed countries, comercial agriculture that works with the food processing industry.0
5567204526Agricultural RevolutionThe time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.1
5567204527Aquaculture (aqua farming)The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.2
5567204528Cereal grainA grass that yields grain for food.3
5567204529Commercial agricultureThe production of food primarily for sail off the farm (found in developed countries)4
5567204530CropAny plant gathered from a field as harvest during a particular season5
5567204531Crop rotationThe practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil.6
5567204532Dairy farmA farm which specializes in the production of milk and other dairy products.7
5567204533DesertificationThe degradation of land (especially in semi arid areas), usually because of excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.8
5567204534Dietary Energy ConsumptionThe amount of food that an individual consumes, measured in kilocalories (US: calories)9
5567204535Double croppingHarvesting twice a year from the same field10
5567204536FishingCatching wild fish and other seafood living in the waters11
5567204537Food securityPhysical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.12
5567204538Genetically modified organism (GMO)A living organism that posses a combination of genetic material obtained through the use of biotechnology13
5567227293GrainThe seed of a cereal grass14
5567227294Green revolutionRapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially advanced seeds and fertilizers.15
5567227295HorticultureThe growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers16
5633235873Intensive substance agricultureA form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must put a large amount of effort into producing the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.17
5633235874MilkshedThe area surrounding the city where milk is supplied.18
5633235875Mixed crop and livestock farmingMixed crop and livestock farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans19
5633235876No tillageA farming practice that leaves all of the soil undisturbed and all the residue from the previous year's harvest left untouched on the fields.20
5633235877OverfishingCapturing fish faster than they can reproduce21
5633235878PaddyThe Malay word for wet rice, used to describe a flooded field22
5633235879Pastoral nomadismA form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.23
5633235880PlantationA large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country24
5633235881Prime agricultural landThe most productive farmland25

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