Across
- 5. a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand (without spoiling)
- 9. practices are 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. A flooded field for growing rice
- 20. the production of crops for sale and is designed to produce crops for widespread distribution (supermarkets), larger markets, and export
- 21. agricultural revolution, gradual transformation of the traditional agricultural system that began in Britain in the 18th century.
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. set of research technology transfer initiatives occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s,
- 3. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- 4. the type of farming where 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. an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food
- 16. large estate or farm involving large landholdings and many workers.
- 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