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agribusiness
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commercial agriculture defined by the different steps in the food processing industry, usually owned by large corporations
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agriculture
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modifying earths surface through cultivating crops and raising livestock for sustenance or economic gain
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commercial agriculture
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agriculture generating products for sale off the farm
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crop rotation
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rotating crops using different fields from crop to crop
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double cropping
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harvesting twice a year from the same field
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fallow
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leaving a field empty to restore fertility
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green revolution
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rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology
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horticulture
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the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers
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intensive subsistence agriculture
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a form of sub. ag. in which farmers expend a large amount of effort to produce the maximum yield from a small part of land
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milkshed
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the area surrounding a city where milk is supplied
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pastoral nomadism
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a form of sub. ag. based on herding domesticated animals
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von Thünen’s model of agriculture
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rings of agriculture around urbanization
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GMO combining two or more genes from different species to create food that’s more nutritious, better tasting, appealing, long lasting
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combining two or more genes from different species to create food that’s more nutritious, better tasting, appealing, long lasting
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plantation
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a large tropical farm specializing in the production of one or two crops for sale
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ranching
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a form of com. ag. in which livestock graze over an extensive area
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ridge tillage
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system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote soil conservation
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shifting cultivation
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a form of sub. ag. in nwhich people shift activity from one field to another, each field left fallow for long time
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slash and burn
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fields cleared by slashing vegitation and burning debris
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subsistence agriculture
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ag. providing food for direct consumption
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swidden
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a patch of land cleared for planting through sab
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sustainable agriculture
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farming that preserves productivity of land, minimizes pollution
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transhumance
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the seasonal migration of livestock between mtns and lowland pastures
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aquaculture
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raising aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
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biotechnology
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biological process for industry, especially for GMO for the production of antibiotics, horomones
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boserup hypothesis
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thesis explaining how subsistence farming is influenced by population growth
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carl sauer
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argued that no land escaped alteration by human activities
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commodity chain
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process used by firms to gather resources, transform them into goods and distribute them to consumers
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dairying
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form of commercial ag. focusing on dairy products
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domestication
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to tame an animal and keep it for farm produce
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feedlot
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an area where livestock are fed and fattened up
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intertillage
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the clearing of rows in the field through the use of hoes, rakes, & other manual equipment
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livestock ranching
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commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area
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luxury crops
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crops not essential for human survival, demanded in MDC grown in LDC
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market gardening
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small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers sold directly to consumers
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Mediterranean agriculture
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com. ag. growing crops of mediterranean diets
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neolithic revolution
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shift from hunting & gathering to agricultur
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rural settlement
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areas are characterised by farms, animal ranches, vegetation with sparse buildings
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subsidy
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money provided by the government so commodities can remain at a low price
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survey patterns
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patterns used to survey the land on Earth
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Thomas Malthus
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saying that human population will die out before agriculture does
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truck farming
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a farm producing vegetables for the market
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tragedies of the commons
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shared resource by individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest
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vertical integration
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the process a product goes through in different firms from raw materials to distribution
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