In economics, a durable good or a hard good or consumer durable is a good that does not quickly wear out or, more specifically, one that yields utility...
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Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise...
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Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) or cropsharing is a system that connects producers and consumers within the food system closer by allowing...
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Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current...
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durable than other staple foods, such as starchy fruits (plantains, breadfruit, etc.) and tubers (sweet potatoes, cassava, and more). This durability...
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their existence. Some agricultural cultures, such as the Pueblos of the United States and the Yaqui and Mayo of Mexico, were durable and survive into the...
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This glossary of agriculture is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in agriculture, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including horticulture...
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first in copper and later in bronze, iron, and steel, produced today's durable tools, including such efficient cutting tools as pruning shears (secateurs...
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Sustainable design (redirect from Emotionally Durable Design)
require less energy Emotionally durable design: reducing consumption and waste of resources by increasing the durability of relationships between people...
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Permaculture (redirect from Guild (agriculture))
thinking. It applies these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, town planning, rewilding, and community resilience. The term was coined...
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were introduced by Austronesian voyagers. The wood is soft and not very durable, so it is mostly only used for products like carvings, spears, bowls, and...
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Circular economy (redirect from Circular agriculture)
When it comes to the furniture industry, most of the products are passive durable products, and accordingly implementing strategies and business models that...
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for their bows. They liked the wood because it was strong, flexible and durable, and the bush/tree was common along river bottoms of the Comanchería. Some...
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Deforestation (section Agriculture)
direct cause of most deforestation is agriculture by far. More than 80% of deforestation was attributed to agriculture in 2018. Forests are being converted...
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Wayback Machine agrobiosciences.org André Pochon, agriculteur, groupe agriculture durable, Bretagne Courrier de l'environnement de l'INRA n°45, février 2002...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault (category Agricultural organisations based in Norway)
2001, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) was adopted and national governments began to ratify the treaty...
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Biosecurity (redirect from Agricultural biosecurity)
unintentionally outside their native range or within new environments. In agriculture, these measures are aimed at protecting food crops and livestock from...
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French). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2015. "Biotechnologies & Agriculture durable, un post-Grenelle de l'environnement". agrobiosciences.org (in French)...
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Plasticulture (redirect from Plastic in agriculture)
Use of small tunnels is less popular than both the more expensive but durable greenhouses/walk-in tunnels and the cheaper plastic mulch. Plastic mulching...
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Soil conservation (category Sustainable agriculture)
of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural handbook no. 703 (1997) United States. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library...
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Pest (organism) (redirect from Pest (agriculture))
Ghiassi, Bahman; Lourenco, Paulo B. (2018). Long-term Performance and Durability of Masonry Structures: Degradation Mechanisms, Health Monitoring and Service...
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primarily or in part by the agricultural activities and refuse disposal, forming middens, by sedentary Amazonian peoples. The durable presence of charcoal particles...
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Water conservation (section Agricultural applications)
natural water resources. This is especially the case in manufacturing and agricultural irrigation. Many countries have successfully implemented policies to...
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usually wood. This dries to a very hard and smooth surface layer which is durable, waterproof, and attractive in feel and look. Asian lacquer is sometimes...
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Plant disease (redirect from Emerging agricultural pathogen)
protozoa such as Phytomonas, a kinetoplastid. They are transmitted as durable zoospores that may be able to survive in a resting state in the soil for...
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are cultivated and tapped for their toxic sap, which is used as a highly durable lacquer to make Chinese, Japanese, and Korean lacquerware. The trees grow...
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Angora goat (not Angora wool from the fur of the Angora rabbit). Both durable and resilient, mohair is lustrous with high sheen, and is often blended...
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constructed of various materials with different attributes of functionality, durability and aesthetics, and may have built-in appliances, or accessory items relative...
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Heartwood is said to be durable to very durable in decay resistance, and is also resistant to insects. Its sapwood is not durable and is prone to attack...
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Agroforestry (redirect from Syntropic agriculture)
management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies. As a polyculture system, an agroforestry system...
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