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Agriculture is the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil

for the growing of crops, sowing, sowing, harvesting and the feeding, breeding, and raising livestock to provide food, wool, and other products and any practices performed by a farmer on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, for food, other human needs, or economic gain. Origin: late Middle English: from Latin agricultura, from ager, agr'field' + cultura 'growing, cultivation'. Oxford Dict.

Horticulture is a process by which a plot of soil is prepared for the planting of


seeds, tubers, or cuttings. It is tended to control competition from intrusive plants (weeds), and protected from predatory animals including humans. The crop is harvested, processed, and usually stored in specialized containers or structures. Some produce, often significant a quantity, is eaten during the growing season, but an important element is having the wherewithal to store food for future consumption, trade or ceremonies. Sharing food remains a crucial element of many, if not most, human ceremonies.

Forestry is set of activities including the science, art, and craft of creating,
managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry also includes the development of better methods for the planting, protecting, thinning, controlled burning, felling, extracting, and processing of timber. One of the applications of modern forestry is reforestation, in which trees are planted and tended in a given area. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands.

Plantation Crops grown on plantations include fast-growing trees and


Includes an estate where cash Crops grown on a large scale such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by , especially for commercial purposes.

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