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Vocab

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Agribusiness
Commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
agricultural hearths
areas of settlement during the neolithic period, especially along major rivers, from where farming and cultivation of livestock eminates
Aquaculture
the cultivation of seafood
Commercial Agriculture
Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
deforestation
Destruction of forests
desertafication
Fertile land becomes desert
genetic modification
Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose
Green Revolution
Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
Horticulture
The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
Intertillage
the clearing of rows in the field through the use of hoes, rakes, & other manual equipment
large-scale agriculture
in this kind of farming, people produce more than enough crops, and usually have a surplus left over
mixed crop and livestock farming
Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans.
Mediterranean agriculture
specialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails
Pastoral Nomadism
A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
organic farming
using natural substances instead of fertilizers and chemicals to increase crop yield sales
subsistence farming
farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced
sustainable agriculture
Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil- restoring crops with cash crops and reducing in-puts of fertilizer and pesticides.
Transhumance
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
truck farming
Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named because truck was a Middle English word meaning bartering or the exchange of commodities.
Milk shed
The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.
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