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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