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General agriculture
General terms related to agriculture that do not fit any other product category.
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Agroecological zones
Agriculture; General agriculture
Land areas classified by their biophysical attributes, (such as rainfed soil moisture availability, temperature, length of growing period), in order to cluster land use types into homogenous units ...
Arid zones
Agriculture; General agriculture
Dry climatic type with less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.
Shade agroforestry systems
Agriculture; General agriculture
An agroforestry system where the trees in the overstory provide shade to shade-loving crops growing in a lower strata, such as Vanilla growing on native timber species.
Shelterwood systems
Agriculture; General agriculture
Even-aged silvicultural system in which a new stand is established under the protection of a partial canopy of trees.
Drainage systems
Agriculture; General agriculture
Manmade systems of furrows, ditches, tile drains, pipes, etc. which collect and remove water from a central location.
Geographic information systems
Agriculture; General agriculture
An information system for capturing, storing, integrating, analysing and displaying geospatial data.
Overfishing
Agriculture; General agriculture
Extensive fisheries activities that are beyond the capacity for the population to replenish their stocks. Overfishing upsets the aquatic ecosystem and leads to depletion of biological resources.
