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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Elders — a 3,000-employee agribusiness — faced that challenge directly before consolidating on Workday.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The events underscore the challenge of balancing conservation, Indigenous interests and pressure from agribusiness, one of Brazil’s most powerful sectors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 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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Best Varieties to Grow One crucial step in the cultivation process is selecting the right varieties, which vary depending on your local climate.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026
For a state that is only 55 years old, the cultivation of a national identity finds an obstacle in its very rapid growth.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
Based on your clientele, there is no choice but to know the journalists on a particular beat—whether the beat is agriculture, tourism or professional sports.

— Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of agriculture

Noun

Dealing with her own injuries that left her sidelined or on minute-restraints at the start of the season, Clark took to gardening to relieve stress.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 July 2026
Beyond getting you outside and moving, gardening offers a satisfying sense of progress.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Definition of gardening

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Well, technically Scott McMahan is the vice president of horticulture and collections at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, but being a plant explorer comes with the job.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Laura Irish-Hanson, an extension horticulture educator at the University of Minnesota, says stopping the spread isn't easy.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of horticulture

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The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
As the experts were seeing it in 1974, the purpose of farming was not the production of the healthiest food at the lowest cost to the land and the people.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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