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Subsistence Agriculture

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:47:50 UTC

Agricultural activity to produce food which is predominantly consumed by the farming household.

Commercial Agriculture

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:49:40 UTC

Farming that focuses on producing agriculture products for sale in the market rather than solely for subsistence purposes.

Food Security

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:51:09 UTC

The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

Undernourishment

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:53:06 UTC

Having insufficient food or other substances for good health and conditions.

Pastoral Nomadism

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:54:55 UTC

Livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze.

Transhumance

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:56:30 UTC

The action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.

Shifting cultivation

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 20:59:15 UTC

A form of agriculture used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new are until its fertility has been naturally restored.

Swidden

fraespar701 — 2024-04-02 21:01:27 UTC

An area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation.

Potash

fraespar701 — 2024-04-15 20:45:20 UTC

An alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide.

Double Cropping

fraespar701 — 2024-04-15 20:52:44 UTC

Harvesting twice a year from the same field.

Agriculture

fraespar701 — 2024-04-15 20:54:24 UTC

Cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock.

Boserup Thesis

fraespar701 — 2024-04-15 20:56:48 UTC

Population growth is independent of food supply and that population increase is a cause of change in agriculture.