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Deutsch: Agrar / Español: Agrícola / Português: Agrícola / Français: Agricole / Italiano: Agricolo /
In the context of the environment, "agricultural" refers to practices related to the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for food, fiber, and other products. Agricultural practices can have significant environmental impacts, both positive and negative.
An Agricultural User Sector/Market is Pesticides applied by owner/operators and custom/commercial applicators to farms and facilities involved in production of raw agricultural commodities, principally food, fiber, and tobacco; includes non-crop and post-harvest use as well as crop/field applications.
Deutsch: Landwirtschaft / Español: Agricultura / Português: Agricultura / Français: Agriculture / Italiano: Agricoltura
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.
Deutsch: Agrarökologie / Español: agroecología / Português: agroecologia / Français: agroécologie / Italiano: agroecologia
Agroecology in the environmental context refers to an approach to agriculture that applies ecological concepts and principles to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans, and the environment. This approach emphasizes sustainability, resilience, and the conservation of resources, aiming to create integrated, regenerative farming systems that benefit both the environment and communities.
An Agroecosystem is land used for crops, pasture, and livestock; the adjacent uncultivated land that supports other vegetation and wildlife; and the associated atmosphere, the underlying soils, groundwater, and drainage networks.