Outline of agriculture

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to agriculture:

Agriculture – cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life.^[1]

Contents 1 Essence of agriculture 1.1 Agricultural production 1.2 Agricultural resources 2 Climate-based agriculture 3 Two branches of agriculture 3.1 Aquafarming 3.2 Farming 3.2.1 Apiculture (Beekeeping) 3.2.2 Dairy farming 3.3 Fishing 3.4 Forestry 3.5 Horticulture 3.6 Ranching 3.7 Whaling 4 Agricultural Disciplines 4.1 Agricultural chemistry 4.2 Agricultural communication 4.3 Agricultural economics 4.4 Agricultural education 4.5 Agricultural engineering 4.6 Agricultural philosophy 4.7 Agricultural policy 4.8 Agricultural science 4.8.1 Agronomy 4.8.2 Agricultural soil science 5 Agroecology 5.1 Animal husbandry 6 History of agriculture 7 Agriculturally-based manufacturing industries 7.1 Food industry 7.2 Pulp and paper industry 8 Agricultural markets 8.1 Food distribution 8.2 Food outlets 9 General agricultural terms 10 Prominent agricultural scientists 11 Agriculture lists 12 References 13 External links

Essence of agriculture

Main article: Agriculture

Agricultural production

• Food
• Natural fibers
• Lumber
• Paper

Agricultural resources

• Agricultural land
• Agricultural labor
• Water
• Agricultural machinery
• Fertilizers

Climate-based agriculture

• Arid-zone agriculture
• Tropical agriculture

Two branches of agriculture

• Agronomy
• Husbandry

Aquafarming

Aquafarming

• Aquaculture
• Mariculture

Farming

Farming

• Alligator farm
• Breeding
• Contract farming
• Crops
• Farm equipment
  • Baler
  • Combine harvester
  • Farm tractor
  • Mower
  • Pickup truck
  • Plough
  • Spreader
  • Tractor
• Field day
• Greenhouse
• Integrated farming
• Intercropping
• Irrigation
• Livestock
  • Cattle
  • Pigs
  • Poultry
  • Sheep
• Orchard
• Organic farming
• Organic gardening
• Permaculture
• Pollination management
• Produce
  • Grains
  • Fruits
  • Legumes
  • Nuts
  • Vegetables
• Sericulture

Apiculture (Beekeeping)

Beekeeping

• Apiary
• Apiology
• Bee
• Beehive
• Beekeeper
• Honey

Dairy farming

Dairy farming

Fishing

Fishing

• Fishery

Forestry

Forestry*Agroforestry

• Analog forestry
• Forest gardening
• Forest farming

Horticulture

Horticulture

Ranching

Ranching

Whaling

Whaling

Agricultural Disciplines

Agricultural chemistry

Agricultural chemistry

Agricultural communication

Agricultural communication

Agricultural economics

Agricultural economics

• Agrarian system
• Agribusiness
• Agricultural extension
• Agricultural Marketing
• Custom harvesting
• Economic development
• Rural Community Development

Agricultural education

Agricultural education

Agricultural engineering

Agricultural engineering

• Agricultural Machinery
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Farm equipment
• Food Engineering
• Natural Resources
• Energy
• Workshop
• Structures
• Electronics
• System Engineering
• Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
• Electrical energy efficiency on United States farms

Agricultural philosophy

Agricultural philosophy

Agricultural policy

Agricultural policy

Agricultural science

Agricultural science

• Agricultural economics
• Agricultural engineering
• Agricultural philosophy
• Agrophysics
• Animal science
  • Animal breeding
  • Animal nutrition
• Aquaculture
• Biological engineering
  • Genetic engineering
  • Microbiology
• Environmental science
• Food science
  • Human nutrition

Agronomy

Agronomy

• Plant science
• Theoretical production ecology
• Horticulture
• Plant breeding
• Plant fertilization

Agricultural soil science

Agricultural soil science

• Agrogeology
• Agrology
• Agrominerals
• Land degradation
• Land improvement
• Soil
• Soil amendment
• Soil erosion
• Soil life
• Soil type
• Soils retrogression and degradation

Agroecology

Agroecology

• Agroecosystem analysis
• Agrophysics
• Biodiversity
• Climate change and agriculture
• Composting
• Ecology
• Ecosystem
• Environmental Economics
• Green manure
• Natural resources
• Recycling
• Rural Sociology
• Soil Science
• Sustainable agriculture
• Wildculture

Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry

History of agriculture

History of agriculture

• Agricultural revolution
• History of agricultural science
• Genomics of domestication

Agriculturally-based manufacturing industries

Food industry

Food industry

• Bakery
• Brewing, Brewing industry
• Dairy
• Distribution center
• Food processing
  • Food additive
  • Food preservation
• Food safety
• Food science
• Foodborne illness
• Mandatory labelling
• Packaging
• Pasteurization
• Quality assurance
• Sterilization
• Warehouse
• Yeast

Pulp and paper industry

Pulp and paper industry

Agricultural markets

Food distribution

• Agricultural marketing
• Wholesale marketing

Food outlets

• Supermarkets
• Farmers' market
• Grocery store
• Street market
• Supermarket

General agricultural terms

• Agricultural cycle
• Cash crop
• Land use
• Sustainable agriculture

Prominent agricultural scientists

• Robert Bakewell
• Norman Borlaug
• Luther Burbank
• George Washington Carver
• René Dumont
• Charles Roy Henderson
• Ronald Fisher
• Jay Lush
• Gregor Mendel
• Louis Pasteur
• M. S. Swaminathan

Agriculture lists

• Largest producing countries of agricultural commodities
• List of agricultural organizations
• List of agricultural universities and colleges
• List of sustainable agriculture topics

References

External links

• UKAgriculture.com - Advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture, the countryside and the rural economy
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Agriculture Page
• Research on the role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction from the Overseas Development Institute

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