Key Terms

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Chapter: 05. Types Of Agriculture

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Agriculture: Cultivation of a field

Poultry: Animals that are kept for their eggs, milk or meat

Subsistence: The state of having just enough money or food to stay alive

Night soil: Solid waste material, that is passed from the body, is collected at night and is used as a fertilizer

Yield: The total amount of crops produced

Combine harvester: A large farm machine which cuts a crop and separates the grain from the rest of the plant

Machete: A broad, heavy knife used as a cutting tool or a weapon

Commercial: Connected with the buying and selling of goods and services

Agribusiness: Farming conducted on a large scale on strictly commercial principles

HYV: High yielding variety of seeds introduced during the Green Revolution to increase crop production

Crop residue: The stalks, leaves, husks, roots, etc. left after the crop is harvested and processed

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