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Agriculture, which encompasses farming, is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals. Agricultural developments have been crucial factors in social change, including the specialization of human activity. According to the CIA Factbook 2008, 40% of the world's laborers are employed in agriculture, making it by far the most common occupation. Primary agricultural production accounts for less than 5% of the Gross World Product (an aggregate of all Gross Domestic Products), but much of the industrial production (one-third of GWP) derives from the processing of agricultural products, such as food and fiber.

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

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 External links

[edit] Essence of agriculture

Main article: Agriculture

[edit] Agricultural production

• Food
• Natural fibers
• Lumber
• Paper

[edit] Agricultural resources

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

[edit] Climate-based agriculture

• Arid-zone agriculture
• Tropical agriculture

[edit] Two branches of agriculture

• Agronomy
• Husbandry

[edit] Aquafarming

• Aquaculture
• Mariculture

[edit] 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

[edit] Apiculture (Beekeeping)

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

[edit] Dairy farming

[edit] Fishing

• Fishery

[edit] Forestry

• Agroforestry
• Analog forestry
• Forest gardening
• Forest farming

[edit] Horticulture

[edit] Ranching

[edit] Whaling

[edit] Agricultural Disciplines

[edit] Agricultural chemistry

[edit] Agricultural communication

[edit] Agricultural economics

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

[edit] Agricultural education

[edit] 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

[edit] Agricultural philosophy

[edit] Agricultural policy

[edit] 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

[edit] Agronomy

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

[edit] Agricultural soil science

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Animal husbandry

[edit] History of agriculture

• Agricultural revolution
• History of agricultural science

[edit] Agriculturally-based manufacturing industries

[edit] 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

[edit] Pulp and paper industry

[edit] Agricultural markets

[edit] Food distribution

• Agricultural marketing
• Wholesale marketing

[edit] Food outlets

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

[edit] General agricultural terms

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

[edit] Prominent agricultural scientists

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

[edit] Agriculture lists

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

[edit] 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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