Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, Laws and Websites
- ISBN-10
- 1560727993
- ISBN-13
- 9781560727996
- Series
- Agriculture
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Publishers
- Authors
- Jasper Womach, Carol Canada
Description
Besides defining approximately 1900 terms and phrases with specialised meanings for agriculture and related terms (such as food programmes, conservation, forestry and environmental protection), this glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programmes and laws related to agriculture. This book also provides a sampling of the rapidly proliferating number of agricultural sources available on the Internet. This section is divided into 26 categories and is arranged alphabetically for ease of access.
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