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Food Security
The condition under which every person in a given area has daily access to enough nutritious food
Food Insecurity
The condition under which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition
Famine
Widespread malnutrition and starvation in a particular area because of a shortage of food
(Chronic) Malnutrition
Faulty nutrition caused by a diet that doesn't supply an individual with enough protein and other nutrients
Chronic Under-nutriton
A condition suffered by people who can not grow or buy enough food to meet their basic energy needs
Over-nutrition
A diet so high in calories, saturated fats, salt, sugar and processed foods and low in fruits in veggies
Irrigation
Supplying water to crops by artificial means
Industrialized Agriculture (or High input Agriculture)
Production of large quantities of crops and livestock, uses large inputs of energy from fossil fuels; water, fertilizer, and pesticides
Plantation Agriculture
Growing specialized 'cash crops', such as bananas, coffee in tropical developing countries primarily to sell to developed countries
Hydroponics
Growing plants by exposing their roots to nutrient rich water solution, rather than soil
Tradition Subsistence Agriculture
A production of enough crops or livestock for a farm family to be fed
Traditional Intensive Agriculture
A production of enough food for a farm family survival AND a surplus that can be sold
Slash and Burn Agriculture
Involves burning and clearing small plots of land in tropical forests, growing a variety of crops for a few years until the soil is depleted of nutrients
Green Revolution
A process to increase crop yields by using scientifically bred or selected varieties of grain with fertilizer and water
Fishery
A concentration of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting
Aquaculture
The practice of raising marine and fresh water fish in ponds or underwater cages in the ocean
Soil Erosion
A movement of soil components such as surface litter and topsoil by wind or water
Waterlogging
Saturation of soil with irrigation or excessive precipitation so that the water table rises close to the suface
Pestiside
Chemicals used to kill or control populations of organisms that we consider undesirable
Integrated Pest Management
Combined use of biological chemical and cultivated methods in proper sequence and timing to keep pest population at manageable levels
Soil Conservation
Methods used to reduce soil erosion, prevent depletion of soil nutrients and restore nutrients previously lost
Organic Fertilizer
Organic material such as animal manure, compost and green manure applyed to cropland
Desertification
Conversion of rangeland, cropland to desert-like land caused by a combination of overgrazing, soil erosion, climate change and prolonged drought
Salinization
Accumulation of salt in the soil that eventually makes the soil unable to support plant growth
Organic Agriculture
Growing crops with limited or no use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Raising livestock naturally and mannaging pests naturally
Manufactured (Commercial) Inorganic Fertilizer
Commercially prepared mixture of inorganic plant nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates applied to the soil to increase plant growth