The integrated use of land for agriculture and forestry. For example, the phased planting and felling of WINDBREAKS in agricultural areas prone to wind erosion, or the planting of trees on farmland to raise soil fertility by nitrogen fixing and the supply of leaf litter. It is being encouraged in those LEDCS where the search for fuelwood is causing the serious depletion of timber resources.
Agroforestry – how it works.
Chemical inputs in farming that are used to increase productivity by fertilizing the soil, and controlling pests and diseases (pesticides, herbicides and fungicides). There is increasing concern about their use, with mounting evidence of damage to the environment, wildlife and human health.
Massive usage of agrochemicals is a big problem in the US.
Used in a wide sense to include the growing of crops and the rearing of livestock – the whole science and practice of farming. However, some restrict the term to the growing of crops alone.
Rice cultivation at a paddy field in Bihar state of India.
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