Collocations withagriculture
These are words often used in combination withagriculture.
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agriculture committee
Perhaps he should reconsider his position and, in that capacity, perhaps reflect more the position of the trade committee than that of the agriculture committee.
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commercial agriculture
Such projects are also providing employment and facilitating increased trade and the growth of smallscale commercial agriculture.
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conventional agriculture
A multi-criteria evaluation of the environmental performances of olive-growing systems environment to a lesser degree compared to conventional agriculture.
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department of agriculture
The majority of the respondents felt the need to be supported by government and local institutions, particularly by the officials of the department of agriculture.
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expansion of agriculture
The spatial expansion of agriculture is determined by what farmers can earn from clearing forest compared to other income sources.
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impact of agriculture
Images corresponded respectively to the late and early dry seasons, when cultivated soils are bare and the impact of agriculture is most clearly visible.
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industrial agriculture
This third reason is important because it implies that farmers adopt organic practices to resist the concentration and consolidation of industrial agriculture.
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irrigated agriculture
The existing and potential environmental costs of irrigated agriculture were also estimated and incorporated into the analysis.
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large-scale agriculture
The region is a mosaic of active pasture land, small- and large-scale agriculture, selectively logged forests, secondary forests and oldgrowth forests.
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mechanization of agriculture
He comments, 'policies to modernize agriculture and small and medium-scale firms through use of modern equipment and mechanization of agriculture were adopted to correct such imbalances in development'.
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mechanized agriculture
Large-scale, highly mechanized agriculture is probably the greatest threat to the existence of billions of people, for reasons that will be discussed below.
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modern agriculture
Alternatives to conventional modern agriculture for meeting food needs in the next century.
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organic agriculture
While not excluding organic agriculture, it is a broader concept that may be closer to 'sustainable' agriculture.
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plantation agriculture
Overvalued exchange rates, lack of funds to invest in parastatal agriculture and weak international prices caused plantation agriculture and timber production to stagnate.
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precision agriculture
Some practical statistical issues in implementing precision agriculture.
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rain-fed agriculture
The participants had rain-fed agriculture as the first or their only source of income.
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small-scale agriculture
In both eras, government protection and support may well have encouraged investment with little regard to competitive efficiency and largely neglecting or prejudicing small-scale agriculture.
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smallholder agriculture
At the same time, there was implicit recognition of the major coordination challenges facing private investors in smallholder agriculture.
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sustainable agriculture
Conceptualizing integrative, farmer participatory research for sustainable agriculture: from opportunities to impact.
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traditional agriculture
Traditional agriculture and countryside are everywhere on the wane and with it a certain rural way of life.
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tropical agriculture
His distinguished background in tropical agriculture, both in research and administration, gave him weight in both scientific and government circles.
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