Glossary

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Fertilizer

Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to enhance its fertility and boost the growth and productivity of plants. It supplies essential nutrients like...

Food Security

Food security is a condition that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious...

Fowl Cholera

Fowl Cholera is a widespread infectious disease affecting various bird species, including chickens, turkeys, pheasants, pigeons, waterfowl, sparrows, and other free-flying birds. The primary...

Fowl Typhoid

Fowl typhoid is a highly contagious bacterial disease affecting a wide range of domestic and wild birds, including chickens, turkeys, ducks, pigeons, pheasants, and...

Genetically modified

Genetically modified (GM) refers to organisms, such as plants or animals, whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. These modifications...

Greenhouse

A greenhouse is a structure with walls and a roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass or plastic, where plants requiring regulated...

Grow-out

Grow-out is the stage of raising poultry or fish from the young stage (such as chicks or fingerlings) until they reach market size or...

Hatchery

Hatchery is a facility where eggs are artificially incubated and hatched under controlled conditions. The goal is to produce healthy chicks or fingerlings (young...

Herbicides

Herbicides are chemical substances used to control or eliminate unwanted plants (weeds) that compete with cultivated crops for nutrients, light, and space. Effective weed...

Horticulture

Horticulture is a branch of agriculture that focuses on the art, science, technology, and business of growing plants. It includes the cultivation of fruits,...