Agriulture
Agriculture
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Agriculture
General
Agribusiness Agricultural science
Agroforestry
Agronomy Animal husbandry
Extensive farming Factory farming Farm
Free range Industrial agriculture
Mechanised agriculture Ministries
Intensive farming Organic farming
Permaculture
Stock-free agriculture
Sustainable agriculture Universities
Urban agriculture
History
History of agriculture
History of organic farming
Arab Agricultural Revolution
British Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution Neolithic Revolution
Types
Aquaculture Aquaponics Dairy farming
Grazing
Hydroponics Livestock
Natural farming Orchard Pig farming
Poultry farming Ranching Sharecropping
Sheep husbandry Slash-and-burn
Categories
Agricultural Agriculture by country
Agriculture companies Biotechnology
Livestock
Meat industry Poultry farming Agriculture and Agronomy portal v t e
Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies. However, all farming generally relies on techniques to expand and maintain the lands that are suitable for raising domesticated species. For plants, this usually requires some form of irrigation, although there are methods of dryland farming. Livestock is raised in a combination of
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Farming" redirects here. For other uses, see Farming (disambiguation).
Agriculture
General
Agribusiness Agricultural science
Agroforestry
Agronomy Animal husbandry
Extensive farming Factory farming Farm
Free range Industrial agriculture
Mechanised agriculture Ministries
Intensive farming Organic farming
Permaculture
Stock-free agriculture
Sustainable agriculture Universities
Urban agriculture
History
History of agriculture
History of organic farming
Arab Agricultural Revolution
British Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution Neolithic Revolution
Types
Aquaculture Aquaponics Dairy farming
Grazing
Hydroponics Livestock
Natural farming Orchard Pig farming
Poultry farming Ranching Sharecropping
Sheep husbandry Slash-and-burn
Categories
Agricultural Agriculture by country
Agriculture companies Biotechnology
Livestock
Meat industry Poultry farming Agriculture and Agronomy portal v t e
Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies. However, all farming generally relies on techniques to expand and maintain the lands that are suitable for raising domesticated species. For plants, this usually requires some form of irrigation, although there are methods of dryland farming. Livestock is raised in a combination of
References: (2010) World 's most productive farms (2010)[47] Rank