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agriculture |
The deliberate effort to modify a portion of earths surface through the cultivation of crops |
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Crop |
Grain or fruit gathered from a field |
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Plantation |
A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates |
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Agribusiness |
Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry |
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Undernourishment |
Dietary energy consumption that is continously below the minimum requirement for a healthy life |
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Shifting cultivation |
A form of subsistence in which people shift activity |
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Sustainable agricultre |
Farming methods that that preserve long term productivity of land |
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Pastoral nomadism |
A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding animals |
