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green revolution
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an increase in food production especially underdeveloped and developed nations through the introduction of high-yield crop varieties and application of modern agricultural techniques.
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subsistence farming
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farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
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shifting cultivation
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an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned.
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slash and burn agriculture
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an ecologically harmonious method of cultivation only when the population density is low.
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food and fiber system
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a source of jobs and earnings for millions of American workers and a supplier of products worldwide.
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