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- 1. the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
- 7. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- 8. desert an area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.
- 9. agriculture 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.
- 12. cultivation a mode of farming long followed in the humid tropics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America.
- 14. revolution the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries
- 17. agriculture conducted on commercial principles, especially using advanced technology.
- 20. cropping Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- 21. tillage a form of conservation tillage where the farmer builds ridges or raised beds.
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- 2. agriculture the production of crops for sale and is designed to produce crops for widespread distribution (supermarkets), larger markets, and export.
- 3. agriculture intended to protect the environment, expand the Earth's natural resource base, and maintain and improve soil fertility.
- 4. nomadism a way of life of peoples who do not live continually in the same place but move cyclically or periodically.
- 5. an area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation.
- 6. farming the production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets
- 10. 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.
- 11. revolution The Green Revolution was 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.
- 13. Subsistence ag the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
- 15. a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation.
- 16. rotation 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.
- 18. leveled and bunded rice fields with inlet and outlet connecting irrigation and drainage.
- 19. an area surrounding the milk source (dairy farm) where milk is supplied without spoiling.