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Sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. From a technological and economic standpoint, agriculture today represents one of the success stories of the modern era. Despite an ever increasing global population, and a corresponding gradual decrease in the availability of nonrenewable natural... Read more
nursery nursery
nursery in horticulture, an establishment or area for the propagation, breeding, and early cultivation of plants. In North America the term nursery originally specified a place where hardy woody plants, especially fruit trees, were started; but as the market for and interest in new varieties of... Read more
breckland breckland
breckland A distinctive locality in south-western Norfolk and north-western Suffolk, England, with a mosaic of grass heath and Pteridium aquilinum (bracken) and Calluna vulgaris (heather, ling) communities. Pollen analysis has demonstrated that the breckland was one of the first areas in Britain to... Read more
tung oil tung oil
tung oil oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical tree, the tung tree ( Aleurites fordii ) of the spurge family, and from seeds of some related species, all from Indomalesia or W Pacifica. It is known also as China wood oil and nut oil. The poisonous seeds found in the heart of the tung fruit... Read more
Burning of land Burning of land
Slash-and-burn agriculture Slash-and-burn agriculture refers to the process of cutting down a forest, burning the trees, and then using the cleared land to grow crops. This agricultural approach—used mainly in tropical countries—is the leading cause of tropical... Read more
Cash Crop Cash Crop
CASH CROP A cash crop is any crop that a farmer sells for money, rather than holding it for use by his own family, or to feed livestock, or for bartering with others. For example if a farmer grows corn, wheat and soybeans, but sells only wheat on the open market for cash while feeding his corn to... Read more
Yi Yi
Yi ETHNONYMS: Axi (also Lolo, Luoluo), Misaba, Nosu, Sani Orientation Identification. The Yi are one of the largest minority groups in China. They are uplands farmers and pastoralists. Most live in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, in the areas of the Greater and Lesser Liangshan mountain... Read more
Fresno Fresno
Fresno: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Agriculture is the backbone of the Fresno area, employing nearly 20 percent of the workforce and providing more than $3.5 billion for the local economy. More jobs are tied into the agricultural industry than any other... Read more
Pontine Marshes Pontine Marshes
Pontine Marshes , Ital. Pontina, low-lying region, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), in S Latium, central Italy, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apennine foothills; it is crossed by drainage canals. The Appian Way, a Roman-built road, passes through the region. In pre-Roman and early Roman times the... Read more
United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture federal executive department established in 1862, whose head was made a cabinet member in 1889. The department administers federal programs related to food production and rural life. The department's principal duty is to aid farmers, but it also serves... Read more

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