agroforestry

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Recent Examples of agroforestry Innovations such as climate-resistant cocoa strains and agroforestry initiatives may help stabilize supply in the long run. David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 All three are partners in a new initiative focused on expanding agroforestry production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector, funded by a $60 million investment from the US Department of Agriculture. Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025 But rather than build a traditional resort, Shuttleworth proposed to unlock long-term economic growth through sustainable tourism and agroforestry. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025 The new species lives on the ground and is active during the day near agroforestry areas, on the edges of younger forests or close to marshes and slow-flowing streams, according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agroforestry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agroforestry
Noun
  • For instance, two people earned bachelor's degrees in soil science and agronomy from Purdue University in 2022, according to its federal data, putting it well below the threshold in the legislation.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 22 May 2025
  • With all 18 greens set to be rebuilt after Sunday, the agronomy team is expected to push conditions to the edge.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • For instance, while Argentina’s reforms are promising, combining its opportunities with Brazil’s robust agribusiness or Vietnam’s manufacturing growth could provide a more stable portfolio.
    Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • They were grouped into AI specialists (with an interest in Agri-Food) and food and agribusiness leaders (with interests in applications of AI).
    Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Kurtz points to revised oyster goals, which include mention of aquaculture and the native fishery, rather than on oyster sanctuaries — where no harvesting occurs.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
  • That includes an office that helps support the pioneering carbon monoxide monitoring on Hawaii's Mauna Loa, and another that supports the National Sea Grant program and its aquaculture research.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s why trees really need their canopies during hot summer temperatures, said James Downer, a plant pathologist and horticulturist who teaches arboriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and just retired from the Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • One of the fastest growing areas has been utility arboriculture, which involves managing trees near power lines and other infrastructure.
    Marguerite Holloway, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020
Noun
  • Civil society groups like the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa are calling for financial institutions to stop propping up corporate industrial agriculture, urging more public investment in agroecology instead.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Butler Valley, with about 3,000 acres in cultivation, has no population centers.
    Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
  • Mechanized cultivation systems can sometimes lead to a bunch of loose soil ending up on top of that magical flair.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
  • The species of ticks in Colorado don’t like the summer heat and start to go into a dormant state when temperatures are in the high 80s, said Lisa Mason, a horticulture specialist and entomologist at Colorado State University’s extension office in Arapahoe County.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 July 2025

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“Agroforestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agroforestry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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