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Agriculture
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Forms
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Agroforestry
Agroforestry food production system modeled on woodland ecosystems
Algaculture
Aquaculture involving the farming of algae
Animal husbandry
Management of farm animals
Animal-free agriculture
Farming without the use of animals or their products
Aquaculture
Farming of aquatic organisms
Aquaculture of catfish
Farming of catfish for food
Aquaculture of giant kelp
Cultivation of seaweed
Aquaculture of salmonids
Farming and harvesting of salmonids under controlled conditions
Aquaculture of tilapia
Third most important fish in aquaculture after carp and salmon
Beekeeping
Human care of honey bees
Cuniculture
Agricultural raising and breeding of rabbits
Dairy
Organization that processes milk
Dairy
Organization that processes milk
Desert farming
Practice of developing agriculture in deserts
Dryland farming
Techniques for non-irrigated farming when it is normally required
Extensive farming
Agriculture system that involve low inputs and outputs relative to land area
Fish farming
Raising fish commercially in enclosures
Free range
Method of farming where animals can roam freely outdoors
Freshwater prawn farming
Type of aquaculture
Fungiculture
Commercial cultivation of fungi
Gardening
Practice of growing and cultivating plants
Genetically modified crops
Plants used in agriculture
Geoduck aquaculture
Farming and cultivation of geoduck
Heliciculture
Practice of breeding snails for human consumption
Hydroponics
Growing plants without soil using nutrients in water
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
Aquaculture which provides the byproducts, including waste, from one aquatic species as inputs for another
Intensive animal farming
Type of animal husbandry using high inputs and stocking densities to increase production
Intensive farming
Type of agriculture using high inputs to try to get high outputs
Intercropping
Multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops in proximity
Mariculture
Cultivation of marine organisms in the open ocean
Marine shrimp farming
Aquaculture of shrimp or prawns
Mechanised agriculture
Agriculture using powered machinery
Multiple cropping
Agricultural cropping system
Offshore aquaculture
Fish farms in waters some distance away from the coast
Olericulture
Study of cultivation of vegetables
Orchard
Intentionally planted trees or shrubs that are maintained for food production
Organic aquaculture
Holistic method for farming marine species
Organic farming
Type of agriculture that emphasizes natural and environmentally friendly techniques
Pastoralism
Branch of agriculture concerned with raising livestock
Permaculture
Approach to agriculture and land management
Polyculture
Form of agriculture which includes simultaneous planting of several crops on the same plot
Raceway (aquaculture)
Artificial channel used in aquaculture
Rainfed agriculture
Type of farming that uses rain for water
Regenerative agriculture
Conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems
Scallop aquaculture
Commercial activity of cultivating (farming) scallops
Seaweed farming
Farming of aquatic seaweed
Sericulture
Process of silk production
Sharecropping
Use of land by a tenant in return for a share of the crops produced
Shifting cultivation
Method of agriculture
Slash-and-burn
Farming method in which trees are cut and burnt to clear land
Subsistence agriculture
Farming which meets the basic needs of the farmer and family
Sustainable agriculture
Farming relying on as many renewable resources as possible
Tenant farmer
Farmer whose land is owned by a landlord
Urban agriculture
The practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas
Vertical farming
The practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers
Viticulture
Cultivation and harvesting of grapes