Across
- 5. a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand (without spoiling).
- 9. Practices intended to protect the environment, expand the Earth's natural resource base, and maintain and improve soil fertility.
- 10. agriculture conducted on commercial principles, especially using advanced technology.
- 12. a way of life of peoples who do not live continually in the same place but move cyclically or periodically.
- 14. a practice where farmers harvest one crop, and then plant and harvest a second crop in the same field – all within the same year.
- 15. the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.
- 17. leveled and bunded rice fields with inlet and outlet connecting irrigation and drainage.
- 20. the production of crops for sale and is designed to produce crops for widespread distribution (supermarkets), larger markets, and export.
- 21. the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries due to new practices.
Down
- 1. form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer's family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade.
- 2. the emergence of new varieties of crops, specifically wheat and rice varietals, that were able to double if not triple production of those crops in two countries.
- 3. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- 4. the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labor.
- 6. a mode of farming long followed in the humid tropics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America.
- 7. a form of conservation tillage where the farmer builds ridges or raised beds.
- 8. the production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets
- 11. an area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation.
- 13. geographic areas where residents’ access to affordable, healthy food options (especially fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or nonexistent due to the absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance.
- 16. farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on.
- 18. the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, and combat pest and weed pressure.
- 19. the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.