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Agribusiness

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Agribusiness refers to the range of activities and disciplines encompassed by modern food production and agriculture. It's not just about farming or raising livestock; agribusiness includes a wide spectrum of activities such as seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales.

Agricultural Assets

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Resources and equipment used in farming, forestry, and aquaculture, including seeds, fertilizers, machinery like tractors and ploughs, and irrigation systems. Encompasses both stored products...

Agricultural Production Loss

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A decrease in the expected output of crops, livestock, fish, and forest products due to adverse events, comparing actual yields to pre-disaster forecasts.

Agrifood Systems

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The entire process of food production, from farming to consumption, including storage, transport, processing, and distribution. Focuses on both edible and non-edible agricultural products.

Agroforestry

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Agroforestry is an integrated approach of agriculture and forestry that creates productive and sustainable land-use systems. It involves the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.

Anthropogenic Climate Forcings

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Human activities that alter the climate, such as greenhouse gas emissions, land-use changes, and aerosol release, affecting the Earth’s climate system.

Aquaculture

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Aquaculture, also referred to as fish farming, involves the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including...

Ascarids

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Ascarids (Large Intestinal Roundworms) Ascaridiosis, caused by the nematode worm Ascaridia galli, is a common parasitic infection affecting chickens and turkeys. These large roundworms,...

Attribution

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The analysis of the causes contributing to a change or event, determining the role of various factors with a level of confidence.

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