HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
Question
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agro-biotech
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commercial agriculture
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monoculture
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sustainable agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -subsistence farming, form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade. Preindustrial agricultural peoples throughout the world have traditionally practiced subsistence farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sustainable agriculture, also known as sustainable farming, is defined as producing food and livestock over the long term with minimal negative effects on the environment. Its goal is to provide food for growing human populations while taking the welfare of the surrounding ecosystem into account.