AGRICULTURE VOCABULARY

Cultivation: the act of preparing land and growing crops on it,

Sentence: the economy was based largely on rice cultivation

Harvest: the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops

Sentence: will we be able to harvest the last field before it rains?

Husbandry: the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.

Sentence: Because we engage in husbandry and produce our own food, we do not have huge grocery store bills.

Irrigation: the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.

Sentence: irrigation is vital for local agriculture

Horticulture: the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.

Sentence: A majority of farm households sold horticultural products, even in remote areas

Aquaculture: the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed

Sentence: The affected aquaculture industry has suffered a serious setback.

Arable: (of land) used or suitable for growing crops.

Sentence: My family have been in the arable farming business for many years

Agroecology: sustainable farming that works with nature

Sentence: The professor teaches agroecology in the department of environmental science

Apiculture: the keeping of bees especially on a large scale.

Sentence: A few farmers are engaged in apiculture

Manure: animal dung used for fertilizing land.

Sentence: The farmers were distributing manure over the field