Agriculture - Glossary

Key Words

Definitions

Agribusiness

Farms operated by large companies such as Birds Eye

Arable

The growing of crops eg Wheat/Barley

Cash Crops

Crops grown to be sold for a profit

Chagras

A clearing in the Amazon Forest

Commercial Farming

Farming to make a profit

Eutrophication

Loss of oxygen in streams caused by fertiliser runoff

Extensive Farming

A farm using large areas of land but with little output

Green Revolution

New techniques used  in LEDC's to increase production

HYV

Crops that produce higher yields than ordinary seeds

Irrigation

The artificial watering of the land

Intensive

A small farm using a lot of equipment or people to have a high output

Market

The customers who buy the produce

Mixed Farming

The farming of crops and animals

Monoculture

When only one type of crop is grown

Multiple Cropping

Where two or more crops are grown on the same land

Pastoral Farming

The rearing of animals

Soil Erosion

The removal of soil by wind or rain

Staple Crop

The main crop grown eg Rice in Bangladesh

Subsistance Farming

Produce mainly grown for the family and not for sale