Agriculture (also called farming or husbandry) is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture generally speaki...
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Organizations in this sector:
- Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association ,
- 4-H ,
- AOAC International ,
- Agricultural Development in the American Pacific ,
- Agricultural Research Service ,
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association ,
- AGRIS ,
- Alpha Gamma Rho ,
- American Agricultural Law Association ,
- American Agriculture Movement
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Academics in this field:
Also known as:
- agriculture,
- farming
