Agribusine

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•Agribusiness Commercial agriculture characterized by integrating different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations. •Agriculture The deliberate effort to modify a portion of the Earth’s surface through crop cultivation and livestock raising for sustenance or economic gain. •Aquaculture (aquafarming) The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions. •Commercial agricultural Agriculture undertaken primarily to produce goods for sale off the farm. •Crop Any plant harvested from a field during a specific season. •Crop rotation The practice of rotating different crops through fields annually to prevent soil exhaustion. •Desertification Land degradation, especially in semiarid areas, mainly caused by human actions such as excessive crop planting, grazing, and tree cutting. Also known as semi-arid land degradation. •Dietary energy consumption The amount of food an individual consumes, measured in calories. •Double cropping Harvesting twice a year from the same field. •Food security Physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe, nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs ...