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1. Agriculture - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture
Description: webAgriculture is one of the most important drivers of environmental pressures, particularly habitat change, climate change, water use and toxic emissions. Agriculture is the main source of toxins released into the environment, including insecticides, especially those …
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2. Origins of agriculture | History, Types, Techniques, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/agriculture
Description: webMar 11, 2024 · Origins of agriculture, the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms—wet-rice production in Asia, wheat farming in Europe, cattle.
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3. Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/overview
Description: webSep 19, 2023 · Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050. Growth in the agriculture sector is two to four times more effective in raising incomes among the poorest compared to other sectors.
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4. The Art and Science of Agriculture - National Geographic Society
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/agriculture/
Description: webAgriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. Grades. 3 - 12+. Subjects. Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, World History. Photograph. Rastafarian Agriculture Fair. Tropical fruits and vegetables are cultivated by farmers in the Caribbean.
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5. Agriculture & Agricultural Technology Portal | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/browse/Agriculture
Description: webAgriculture & Agricultural Technology. Agriculture, the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms—wet-rice production in Asia, wheat farming in Europe, cattle ranching in the ...
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6. Farming | USDA
Link: https://www.usda.gov/topics/farming
Description: webFarming. USDA works everyday to strengthen the American agricultural economy. Despite the difficult economic climate of the past years, our efforts - coupled with the 2008 Farm Bill, the Recovery Act, and the hard work and resilience of America's farmers and ranchers - are helping American agriculture lead the nation's recovery.
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7. The Development of Agriculture - National Geographic Society
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/development-agriculture/
Description: webJan 5, 2024 · ARTICLE. leveled. The Development of Agriculture. The development of agricultural about 12,000 years ago changed the way humans lived. They switched from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles to permanent settlements and farming. Grades. 3 - 12. Subjects. Social Studies, World History. Photograph. Immigrant Dairy Farmer.
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8. Sustainable agriculture | Definition, Practices, Methods, Examples
Link: https://www.britannica.com/technology/sustainable-agriculture
Description: webMar 1, 2024 · sustainable agriculture, a system of farming that strives to provide the resources necessary for present human populations while conserving the planet’s ability to sustain future generations. See also organic farming, regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and agroforestry.
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9. Agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_United_States
Description: webAgriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. [1] . As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms, covering an area of 900 million acres (1,400,000 sq mi), an average of 441 acres (178 hectares) per farm. [2]
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10. Origins of World Agriculture - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1886/origins-of-world-agriculture/
Description: webNov 30, 2021 · Agricultural Origins in the Old World. Farming began in the 4th millennium BCE in the hill country of southeastern Turkey, western Iran, and the Levant, where a wide range of plants and animals were located that were amenable to domestication.