Dewans crossword
Across
- 2. development of fast growing crops using technology and fertilizers
- 4. system of planting crops on ridge tops, to cut down on farm production costs and to promote more soil conservation
- 6. a large farm in a subtropical or tropical area that specializes in one or two crops to sell to a more developed country
- 7. agriculture made specifically for the farmer to provide food for the farmer and the farmers family
- 8. the farming of products for sale off the farm.
- 10. area with limited to none access to healthy food
- 13. farming method to preserve productivity that's long term and minimize pollution
- 15. commercial gardening and fruit farming
- 16. form of subsistence agriculture where people shift activity from field to field
- 18. harvesting twice a year on the same field/farm
- 20. a patch of land cleared for planting through burning
- 21. a form of subsistence agriculture where herding domesticated animals takes place
Down
- 1. the process by which previously fertile lands become arid
- 3. a flooded field for growing rice and seed agriculture
- 5. the transition from hunting and gathering to planting and sustaining.
- 9. a system developed during the second agricultural revolution in order to preserve the mineral health of soil used in agriculture and prevents patches of land farm being exhausted
- 11. the seasonal movement of livestock between lowland pastures and mountains
- 12. growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- 14. commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in the food processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
- 17. form of subsistence agriculture where farmers have to expand a large amount of effort to produce maximum possible yield from a parcel of land
- 19. an area that surrounds the source of milk where milk is supplied without it spoiling