Concept in Definition ABC

Cultivation is the practice of sowing seeds in the ground and doing the necessary work to obtain fruits from them.

The farming it's a art millennial that has the purpose of cultivating the land through different treatments and alternatives with the in order to obtain vegetables and fruits that can be used for food, medicinal and aesthetic.

Farming activities that often occur by human action but also respond to natural processes result in cereals, fruits, vegetables, forage, and others. Crop is understood to be all human actions that have the purpose of improving, treating and transforming the lands for the growth of crops. For many countries in the world this activity is their main economic support and, at the same time, it is, together with livestock, the main action that provides food for the population world.

There are different types of crops. For example, rainfed (produced without water input by the farmer, which is nourished by rain or groundwater), irrigation (with contribution of water by the farmer through natural or artificial channels). Crops can also be classified as subsistence or industrial agriculture. According to the ecological footprint and the impact on the ground, it can be said that we speak of intensive crops (

production large in a small space) or extensive (in a larger area). And there is also a taxonomy according to the cultivation method: for example, traditional agriculture (which uses local systems), industrial agriculture (based on systems to produce large quantities of food), and ecological or biological (employing various production systems that respect the environment and seek to protect it from negative impact).

In recent years, the effects of intensive cultivation on the environment. Thus, various organizations and initiatives have been created in order to influence large seed producers and companies that have influence in regional or global agriculture to encourage them to pursue more environmentally positive and sustainable practices.

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