FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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commercial farming.
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food processing.
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agribusiness.
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mechanized farming.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Finally, in commercial agriculture there is a close relationship between agriculture and other businesses. This is not the case in subsistence agriculture. In developed countries the system of commercial farming is called agribusiness because farming is integrated into a large food production industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which are the top 10 agriculture-producing States? The top 10 agriculture-producing States in terms of cash receipts in calendar year 2021 were (in descending order): California, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Texas was by far the leading U.S. state in terms of total number of farms, with about 246 thousand farms by the end of 2022.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the most recent survey, there were 2.00 million U.S. farms in 2022, down from 2.20 million in 2007. Similarly, the acres of land in farms continue its downward trend with 893 million acres in 2022, down from 915 million acres ten years earlier.