Across
- 3. The most productive farmland.
- 4. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
- 8. The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.
- 9. Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. Also known as semi-arid land degradation.
- 12. Rapid diffusion (spread) of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
- 14. Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- 16. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
Down
- 1. A living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.
- 2. Dietary energy consumption that is continuously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity.
- 5. The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
- 6. Capturing the fish faster than they can reproduce.
- 7. Any plant gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season.
- 10. The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth’s surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain. Arable Land - land that is suitable for farming
- 11. Physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
- 13. A system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation.
- 15. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil.