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:
Essence of agriculture[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Agriculture
Agricultural production[edit | edit source]
Agricultural resources[edit | edit source]
Climate-based agriculture[edit | edit source]
Two branches of agriculture[edit | edit source]
Aquafarming[edit | edit source]
Farming[edit | edit source]
- Alligator farm
- Breeding
- Contract farming
- Crops
- Farm equipment
- Field day
- Greenhouse
- Integrated farming
- Intercropping
- Irrigation
- Livestock
- Orchard
- Organic farming
- Organic gardening
- Permaculture
- Pollination management
- Produce
- Sericulture
Apiculture (Beekeeping)[edit | edit source]
Dairy farming[edit | edit source]
Fishing[edit | edit source]
Forestry[edit | edit source]
Horticulture[edit | edit source]
Ranching[edit | edit source]
Whaling[edit | edit source]
Agricultural Disciplines[edit | edit source]
Agricultural chemistry[edit | edit source]
Agricultural communication[edit | edit source]
Agricultural economics[edit | edit source]
- Agrarian system
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural extension
- Agricultural Marketing
- Custom harvesting
- Economic development
- Rural Community Development
Agricultural education[edit | edit source]
Agricultural engineering[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Agricultural policy[edit | edit source]
Agricultural science[edit | edit source]
- Agricultural economics
- Agricultural engineering
- Agricultural philosophy
- Agrophysics
- Animal science
- Aquaculture
- Biological engineering
- Environmental science
- Food science
Agronomy[edit | edit source]
Agricultural soil science[edit | edit source]
- Agrogeology
- Agrology
- Agrominerals
- Land degradation
- Land improvement
- Soil
- Soil amendment
- Soil erosion
- Soil life
- Soil type
- Soils retrogression and degradation
Agroecology[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
History of agriculture[edit | edit source]
Agriculturally-based manufacturing industries[edit | edit source]
Food industry[edit | edit source]
- Bakery
- Brewing, Brewing industry
- Dairy
- Distribution center
- Food processing
- Food safety
- Food science
- Foodborne illness
- Mandatory labelling
- Packaging
- Pasteurization
- Quality assurance
- Sterilization
- Warehouse
- Yeast
Pulp and paper industry[edit | edit source]
Agricultural markets[edit | edit source]
Food distribution[edit | edit source]
Food outlets[edit | edit source]
General agricultural terms[edit | edit source]
Prominent agricultural scientists[edit | edit source]
- 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
Agriculture lists[edit | edit source]
- Largest producing countries of agricultural commodities
- List of agricultural organizations
- List of agricultural universities and colleges
- List of sustainable agriculture topics
External links[edit | edit source]
- 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