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aphg - unit 5 vocab

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agribusiness large scale, commercial farming enterprise
animal domestication wild animals are tamed and bred
cash crop crops grown for sale
commercial agriculture profit driven agricultural production
crop rotation growing different crops in same area based on season
dairying business of diary products
deforestation clearing of forests
desertification fertile land becoming unusable
double cropping growing two or more crops on the same land in a single growing season
extensive agriculture large land areas with low inputs per unit of land
fair trade movement movement to give producers fair prices and better working conditions
feedlot facility where cattle are fattened before slaughter
fertilizers added to soil or plants to enhance soil fertility
food security everyone has access to food
GMO's genetic material has been altered to enhance crop traits
green reolution increased agricultural production through new practices
horticulture science and art of growing plants
intensive agriculture high input per unit of land
irrigation artificial application of water to land to help assist crop growth
market gardening small scale production of cash crops to sell to customers
mediterranean agriculture practices adapted to climate and terrain of mediterranean
mixed crop and livestock farming cultivation of crops and raising of livestock
organic farming farming avoiding artificial stuff
pastoral nomadism subsistence agriculture, herders move their livestock for grazing land
pesticides chemicals to kill or control pests
plantation agriculture cultivation of crops on large estates
seed hearth region in which specific group of plants and animals were domesticated
shifting cultivaton clearing land, rotating cultivation
slash-burn cutting and burning vegetation
subsistence farming for the needs of the farmer and familiy
sustainable agriculture environmentally friendly
terrace farming flas areas into a slope
transhumance seasonal movement within livestock
truck farming commercial production of vegetables for sale
yield crops produced per unit of land
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