| 单词 | agriculture |
| 释义 | agriculture (ægrɪkʌltʃəʳ ) uncountable noun B2 Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals. Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture. Synonyms: farming, culture, cultivation, husbandry agriculturally adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/-ed] ...the agriculturally important north-west of India. Collocations: agriculture commissioner Before he was elected agriculture commissioner, he had been the state entomologist and considered himself particularly well versed in the science of insects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was elected state agriculture commissioner in 1926. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The general election drew some 43,000 more voters in the agriculture commissioner's race than had participated in the first round of balloting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Agriculture commissioners in other states perform these same essential functions as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agriculture department predicted that the soya bean harvest would be the lowest in half a decade. Times, Sunday Times Farmers have another seven weeks in which to register their flocks with the agriculture department. Times, Sunday Times Afterwards, he took a civil service exam and became a clerk in the agriculture department for 18 months. Times, Sunday Times A new gymnasium, library, band room, music room, art department, vocational agriculture department, career development center and additional classrooms were added. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An agriculture department remained, but little of the curriculum was agricultural and it was essentially identical to the general science program. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The industries and financial services were non-existed in the country and agriculture development was among the lowest in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During this period, agri-business incentive laws were passed and programs to promote rural agriculture development and technification were undertaken. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changes in agriculture development caused reduction of total number and number of wild animal species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He studied and wrote on agriculture developments in both the practical and social aspects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without change, the agriculture industry will diminish, with profound implications for all. Times, Sunday Times The relaxation of the rules was welcomed by the agriculture industry. Times, Sunday Times The feverish growth strained the area’s modest agriculture industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's an udderly ridiculous start to a fun series, as eight celebs learn about the agriculture industry. The Sun His response was to send out wave after wave of destruction, starting with the agriculture industry. Times, Sunday Times Flood waters used to enter the agriculture land, leave their silt, which are quite fertile, and recede to the river. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will be rewarded with five acres of agriculture land, free borewell and power connection and agriculture investment for one year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built over agriculture land and was a massive area of villas, and mansions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meaning that the increase in mature forests was found in areas that already had mature trees but not in areas where open forest or agriculture land had been previously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 308 acre (1.2 km) campus has seven major buildings plus eight supportive buildings, two campus ponds and a 160 acre (0.6 km) agriculture land laboratory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of his first acts as president allowed designated lands to pass to the agriculture ministry. Times, Sunday Times The agriculture ministry said yesterday that it was stepping up checks on fruit and vegetables grown in the area. Times, Sunday Times With fees ranging from $100 to $100,000, the agriculture ministry said it wanted to draw a range of small and large-scale operators. Times,Sunday Times Poor water management and badly maintained pipes have exacerbated the issue, the agriculture ministry said. Times, Sunday Times Rainfall was down 28 per cent, according to the agriculture ministry. Times, Sunday Times They warned him that unless action was taken home-grown agriculture production would drop next year, leading to an increase in imports that would drive up prices. Times, Sunday Times In the city, there are many industries, schools, universities, large agriculture production and strong commerce and services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the context of agribusiness management in academia, each individual element of agriculture production and distribution may be described as agribusinesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, farming has lost its prominence in the valley, though still maintains a strong presence, ranking 20th in overall agriculture production in the state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has also traveled to another 12 countries studying agriculture production and policy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has completed master's degree in agriculture science. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Economic, environmental, and social aspects of agriculture sciences are subjects of ongoing debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are the physical sciences, biological sciences (including health sciences and medicine), computer sciences (including information science), agriculture sciences, geosciences, and environmental sciences (including environmental engineering). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agriculture sector needs seasonal workers in remote places. Times, Sunday Times It boasted a thriving mining sector and its agriculture sector was relatively productive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The blockade damaged the agriculture sector and 40,000 workers dependent on cash crops were left without income. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Drought conditions are negatively impacting on the agriculture sector of this province, mainly the cattle ranching area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This further promoted the mechanized export agriculture sector. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For agriculture use there are several instruments big or small made of iron which are made by this blacksmith. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also, its habitat must be safe from damage and degradation, including improper fire management and outright destruction in the conversion of the land to housing or agriculture use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hunting, fishing and agriculture used to be important sources of income. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While conventional agriculture uses synthetic pesticides and water-soluble synthetically purified fertilizers, zero budget farmers are restricted by regulations to using natural pesticides and fertilizers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These agriculture uses continue in many locations today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Animal agriculture around the world accounts for 14.5% of emissions, more than all the cars, aircraft and other forms of transport combined. Times, Sunday Times Evidence suggests that animal agriculture contributes at least 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions each year. Times, Sunday Times He read up on studies that cited animal agriculture as the leading cause of climate change, creating more greenhouse gas than transportation. Times, Sunday Times Animal agriculture hasn't been kind to sheep. The Times Literary Supplement The reports are grouped according to topic and subtopic, including areas such as animal agriculture, international trade, climate change, and environmental law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Extending such thinking to commercial agriculture could yield a huge new source of food, he added. Times, Sunday Times Butterflies are the first casualty of urbanisation and commercial agriculture. Times, Sunday Times The collapse of commercial agriculture, once the country's largest employer, has pushed thousands of people into illegal mining. Times,Sunday Times Commercial agriculture, the former backbone of the economy, collapsed. Globe and Mail Nitrogen levels were found to be higher in conventional produce, but this was not surprising given the use of nitrogen as a fertiliser in commercial agriculture. Times, Sunday Times Conventional agriculture, too, would be hardpressed to fill the granaries. Times, Sunday Times While conventional agriculture uses synthetic pesticides and water-soluble synthetically purified fertilizers, zero budget farmers are restricted by regulations to using natural pesticides and fertilizers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of the methods developed for organic agriculture have been borrowed by more conventional agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In recent years there has been a backlash against the external environmental effects of conventional agriculture, resulting in the organic and sustainable agriculture movements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consider the case of a conventional (see conventional agriculture) apple farmer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Innovations in tomato breeding and mechanical harvester technologies, driven in part by demand for the condiment, helped define modern industrial agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Industrial agriculture, in many cases, diluted flavor and nutrients for the sake of yield. Christianity Today And isn't industrial agriculture the price that has to be paid for feeding the world? Times, Sunday Times It was not something many farms could manage in an age of homogenised, industrial agriculture. Times, Sunday Times Food supplies worldwide will be disrupted by intensifying droughts, and industrial agriculture will be particularly vulnerable to a surge in pathogens and pests from warmer temperatures. Times, Sunday Times We work on an outmoded and unrealistic notion: that land is either for intensive agriculture or it's for wildlife. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The other 85 per cent of taxpayers' money is spent on intensive agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The question still to be answered is whether the key factor is the use of pesticides themselves or some other aspect of intensive agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The causes of decline include habitat loss, disease and intensive agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We can oppose current patterns of intensive agriculture as long as we find other ways to feed people. Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007) But nomadic lands are increasingly being invaded by huge multinational mining operations and irrigated agriculture. The Times Literary Supplement Typically, only between 35% and 50% of water withdrawn for irrigated agriculture ever reaches the crops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The result can be abandoning of irrigated agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relatively little irrigated agriculture occurs in the area, supported by local wells. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The livelihood of the zwiyah was based on irrigated agriculture on the valley floor, livestock grazing and forest resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There has been a 50% decline in farmland birds since the 1970s, which conservationists blame on large-scale agriculture and the heavy use of chemicals. Times, Sunday Times The institute has been criticized for concentrating on large-scale agriculture for export markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These may have been commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but are not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Civic agriculture represents a sustainable alternative to the potentially destructive practices of conventional, large-scale agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While fundamentally different, large-scale agriculture and organic farming are not entirely mutually exclusive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He served as minister of agriculture and then minister of health in 2010. Times, Sunday Times After a few years of fierce opposition she became the minister of agriculture and environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He served as the minister of agriculture from 1999 to 2000 and the minister of economics from 2000 to 2002. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He petitioned the minister of agriculture to dispose of 10,000 head of cattle with a view to changing over to sheep. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1925-1926 he served as minister of the interior and minister of agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His battle against modern agriculture seems futile, but he hopes that his example might encourage others to follow suit. Times, Sunday Times Because modern agriculture, aided by air freight, has been able to get such products to consumers at ever-cheaper prices all year round. Times, Sunday Times On their own they will not save wildlife - open-ground habitats are just as important and even more vulnerable to modern agriculture. Times, Sunday Times The latest version, published last month, described the development of modern agriculture and rural reform as the country's 'top priority for 2015'. Times, Sunday Times You grow in a controlled, small-scale way on a vertical farm, so need less fossil fuel than the fertiliser and farm machinery-dependent methods of modern agriculture. Times, Sunday Times The most popular programmes are renewable energy, sustainable energy, organic agriculture and higher education. Times, Sunday Times So there are only two ways that organic agriculture can feed the world. Times, Sunday Times Reduced emissions alone mean that organic agriculture has a 20 per cent lower climate footprint. Times, Sunday Times It was one of the first movements advocating organic agriculture, a way of thinking holistically about our food, nature and the environment. Times, Sunday Times Depending on the crop, the inefficiency of some forms of organic agriculture can mean that obtaining the same amount of produce requires more land and substantially more water. Times, Sunday Times Many believe that the answer lies in data-driven precision agriculture, cloud computing and the use of intelligent software on farms. Times, Sunday Times More farms could benefit from 'precision agriculture', which uses sensors and satellites to ensure that fertilisers and pesticides are targeted where they are needed. Times, Sunday Times Precision agriculture was a major shift in technology that occurred in the 1980s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Precision agriculture therefore seeks to use high-tech systems in pursuit of this goal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Around the world, precision agriculture developed at a varying pace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Trade was the main activity, based on highly productive agriculture and increasing exploitation of mineral wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, by providing microloans to enable investments in more efficient and productive agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It shares many attributes with conservation development, with the addition of strategies for maintaining and operating productive agriculture and silviculture, often in perpetuity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The building was originally used as a dwelling house, and the accompanying burgage plot was used for small-scale agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The remaining land was subdivided into 5acre m2 lots suitable for small-scale agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With renewed interest since the late 1990s by farmers and the public in small-scale agriculture, their numbers have recently made a small recovery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the warmer climate, the conditions for small-scale agriculture and cattle herding were even better than nowadays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The surrounding hinterland was suitable for small-scale agriculture and the area was settled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1960, the islands' economy had little use for banks, based as it was on tourism, fishing, subsistence agriculture and exported labour. Times, Sunday Times Funds from the conservancy provide new schools and bursaries, better roads, clean water, health care, an orphanage and vital improvements to subsistence agriculture. Times, Sunday Times These communities were essentially survived on subsistence agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main economic activities of the population are subsistence agriculture and cattle raising (lowlands) and alpaca and vicua husbandry (highlands). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Migration from the countryside to cities has reflected a transition from subsistence agriculture to factory labor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The silt would be deposited on the surface, and over a period of time, would build up to create soils which could support agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its people built complex communities with multi-story buildings and used highly developed irrigation systems to support agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to support agriculture, special programs have been taken for the production of sunflowers, maize and groundnuts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The soils within the municipality are considered poor, having a reduced capacity to support agriculture, and thus limiting its productive use historically. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The vast majority of human activity occurs in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This is about ethics, it is about public health and it is about sustainable agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2006) China also has a long history of applied ethnobiology, including a sustainable agriculture based on apiculture and plant-pollinator interactions. 2018, 'Pollination ecology in China from 1977 to 2017', Plant Diversity The toxicity of organophosphate insecticides for nontarget organism has been the subject of extensive research for sustainable agriculture. 2014, 'Chemodynamics of Methyl Parathion and Ethyl Parathion: Adsorption Models for Sustainable Agriculture', BioMed Research International After graduating, she hopes to work in environmental sciences and sustainable agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Having created, through traditional agriculture, a landscape that both fed us and fostered biodiversity, we need to return to good husbandry: 'gamekeepers are our best guardians', he says. Times, Sunday Times There might be genuine worries about the impact on biodiversity, the effect on traditional agriculture, commercial control of the availability of food and the limiting of consumer choice. Times, Sunday Times Those who think poverty a price worth paying for nostalgia say we should go back to traditional agriculture, in better harmony with the land. Times, Sunday Times Subsequent paragraphs compare and contrast ag biotech today to the centuries of traditional agriculture. The Scientist Since the area was opened to outsiders in the late 1970s, many have switched from the traditional agriculture to hoteleering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Urban agriculture and the new food revolution 372pp. The Times Literary Supplement Urban agriculture, biodiversity and microclimates are hot topics for me now. Times, Sunday Times The giant cities of the future will look to become increasingly food self-sufficient, driving rapid growth in urban agriculture. Times, Sunday Times Additionally, by centralizing the population within a given area, eco-cities increase the amount of land that can be used for parks and urban agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Urban agriculture can have a large impact on the social and emotional well-being of individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 农业 Japanese: 農業 |
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