Across
- 5. a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand
- 9. an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long term: satisfy human food and fiber needs
- 10. agriculture-conducted-on commercial-principles-using-advanced-technology
- 12. Herding of domestic animals in dry, arid climates
- 14. Harvesting twice a year from the same field
- 15. seasonal movement of livestock
- 17. A flooded field for growing rice
- 20. agriculture-primarily-undertaken- to-generate-products-for-sale-off-the-farm
- 21. the-transition-of-humans-from-nomadic-hunting/gathering-to-farming/agriculture
Down
- 1. people shift activity from one field to another
- 2. The invention and rapid diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques
- 3. Degradation of land because of human actions such as excessive crop planting
- 4. farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
- 6. practice of farming by clearing land for farming by slashing vegetation and burning debris
- 7. system of planting crops on ridge tops
- 8. horticultural practice of growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets
- 11. a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
- 13. little or no access to healthy and affordable food
- 16. production of one or more usually cash crops on a large swathe of land
- 18. The-practice-of-rotating-use-of-different fields-from-crop-to-crop-each-year-to-avoid-exhausting- the-soil
- 19. branch of agriculture concerned with growing plants that are used by people for food, for medicinal purposes, and for aesthetic gratification