Index of agriculture articles

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Index of Agriculture Articles

Agriculture is a critical sector that encompasses the cultivation of plants, animals, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants, and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. This index aims to provide a comprehensive overview of articles related to the broad field of agriculture. It includes topics from the basics of plant and animal farming to advanced agricultural technologies and policies.

A

• Agronomy - The science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and land reclamation.
• Agroforestry - A land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland.
• Agricultural engineering - The discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing.
• Agricultural policy - The set of government decisions and actions relating to domestic agriculture and imports of foreign agricultural products.
• Agricultural science - The study of the practices involved in the field of agriculture.
• Agrochemical - Chemicals used in agriculture, including pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers.
• Animal husbandry - The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behavior, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.

B

• Biodynamic agriculture - A form of alternative agriculture very similar to organic farming, but it includes various esoteric concepts.
• Biofuel - Fuel that is produced through contemporary biological processes, such as agriculture and anaerobic digestion, rather than by geological processes.
• Biotechnology in agriculture - The use of scientific tools and techniques, including genetic engineering, molecular markers, molecular diagnostics, vaccines, and tissue culture, to modify living organisms: plants, animals, and microorganisms.

C

• Crop rotation - The practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons.
• Conservation agriculture - A set of soil management practices that minimize the disruption of the soil's structure, composition, and natural biodiversity.
• Climate-smart agriculture - An approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate.

D

• Dairy farming - A class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant) for eventual sale of a dairy product.

E

• Ecological farming - An approach to agricultural production that aims to create integrated, humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural production systems.

F

• Food security - A condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
• Farm machinery - Machinery used in the process of agriculture to facilitate farming and to improve the efficiency of various farming operations.

G

• Genetically modified crops - Crops that have been genetically engineered with DNA from different species of living organisms, bacteria, or viruses to resist pests and diseases or to tolerate herbicides.

H

• Hydroponics - A subset of hydroculture, which is a method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent.

I

• Integrated pest management (IPM) - An effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices.

J

• Jatropha biofuel - A biofuel produced from the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant that can grow in marginal lands and does not compete with food crops.

K

• Kitchen garden - A space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas. Most vegetable gardens are still miniature versions of old family farm plots, but the kitchen garden is different not only in its history, but also its design.

L

• Livestock - Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

M

• Monoculture - The agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.

N

• Natural farming - An ecological farming approach established by Masanobu Fukuoka (1913–2008), a Japanese farmer and philosopher, introduced in his 1975 book The One-Straw Revolution.

O

• Organic farming - A method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics, and growth hormones.

P

• Permaculture - A system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems.

R

• Rural sociology - The study of social arrangements and behavior amongst people in rural areas, including the study of the social structure of rural areas, rural urbanization, and rural life.

S

• Sustainable agriculture - Farming in sustainable ways based on an understanding of ecosystem services, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment.

T

• Tillage - The agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning.

W

• Water conservation in agriculture - Practices used to reduce the amount of water used for growing crops and raising livestock, often to improve the efficiency of the water used.