Thesaurus results for AGROECOLOGY

agroecology

noun

Definition of agroecology

as in agribusiness

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Recent Examples of agroecology The site serves as a working farm and education center focused on agroecology, carbon capture, soil health, and sustainable supply chains. — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger. — Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology. — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for agroecology

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Another presidential candidate, Ronaldo Caiado, a former state governor and an agribusiness leader, toured the surroundings of Brazil’s capital Brasilia and reinforced his anti-Lula credentials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
In 2024, the African Development Bank Group estimated the continent’s food and agribusiness industry would surge almost fourfold by 2030, reaching $1 trillion.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of agribusiness

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According to a press release, the private club division of Troon, called Troon Privé, will oversee club operations, course agronomy, the food and beverage program, membership sales and marketing.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design.

— Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

Definition of agronomy

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Bermuda grass rhizomes can occur 6 to 8 inches deep, so simply pulling the surface runners or shallow cultivation will not eliminate it.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026
In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of luck.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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Students have opportunities at the middle and high school levels to explore, prepare for and experience potential careers in the agriculture and natural resources industry sector.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
After a multiyear downturn in the agriculture cycle, analysts said Deere’s comments last week made investors feel more confident about orders going into fiscal 2027.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Sam had come to love gardening, too, and every year the couple competed with their neighbor Frank Schroeder, across the street, to see who could produce the season’s first ripe tomato.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
They can also be used as a child-proofing, gardening, or painting tool.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of gardening

Noun

Jeff Oster is a master gardener and horticulture expert at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
Research shows that incorporating horticulture and expanding into cash crops raises farmers’ earnings, as does the rearing of livestock.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of horticulture

Noun

Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The entire farming industry already sits at or above that line.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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