Concept in Definition ABC

The harvest is a term widely used in our language and is used especially in the field of agriculture to designate the set of agricultural products cultivated in a timely manner, such as fruits, vegetables and seeds, among others, in the fields, and at that moment when they are already ripe and ready to eat. In other words, the harvest implies the end of the cycle of a fruit, it begins with the sowing of seeds and obtaining fruits is the last phase.

Harvesting activity and season in which the fruits are harvested

Also, the word is used to refer to the harvesting activity that takes place when these fruits, crops, are already ripe and ready to be consumed. Specialized personnel from the field are the ones who normally take care of this action because it requires the right people to do it. Once the harvest is harvested, other related actions are usually carried out, such as: cleaning of the crops obtained, classification, the disposal of those spoiled and the corresponding packaging to be sold on farms or distributed for wholesale in specialized markets.

On the other hand, the word is used to designate the season in which the harvest is harvested.

The importance of agricultural activity in national and individual economies

Agricultural activities are extremely important at the request of the economy of a nation and also with regard to feeding, basically, because the harvesting of crops provides us food fresh to be consumed.

Thanks to its practice, countries obtain succulent dividends as a consequence of export of the crops obtained, and also this activity constitutes the source of income of many families who normally live in rural areas, which is where these activities take place.

Although it is a hard and demanding job, the economic possibilities it offers are profitable and balance the force of the work to be developed.

Colloquial use: the fruits that an individual achieves with their activity or behavior

And the concept is also widely used in the language colloquial to refer to the fruits obtained by a person in the development of an activity or as a consequence of her behavior in life, especially in dealing with others, with her neighbor. "You can't complain, the great professional activity you had this year had an excellent harvest."

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