AGRICULTURE DEGREES

AGRICULTURE DEGREES : AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE DEGREES : MASTERS DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Agriculture Degrees

The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products

agribusiness: a large-scale farming enterprise

farming: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Department of Agriculture: the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

(degree) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"

A stage in a scale or series, in particular

(degree) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

academic degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"

The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present

A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle

Healthy barley under conservation agriculture on trial plot

Barley on long-term conservation agriculture (CA) trial plot D5 at CIMMYT's headquarters, El Batan, Mexico, being grown in rotation with maize, under zero tillage on the flat, and with removal of wheat residues for fodder and retention of maize residues. The plants are relatively uniform and healthy, and although not large show full heads of grain, in spite of the serious drought Mexico suffered in 2009, with a period of 40 days without rain following planting. All crops were affected to some degree, but those under CA were much more resistant. CIMMYT's long term trials consistently demonstrate that the combination of the three key elements of CA - zero tillage, residue retention, and crop rotation - gives the healthiest crops and the best yields, but this effect is particularly marked under drought conditions, where CA practices have clear advantages in retaining soil moisture and mitigating the effects of drought. Barley was planted on D5 instead of wheat in 2009 because very little wheat is grown in the area of central Mexico around El Batan, whereas barley is grown for beer production, so it is of more interest to visiting local farmers. Photo taken on 13 August 2009. Photo credit: CIMMYT.

Healthy barley despite drought under conservation agriculture

Barley on long-term conservation agriculture (CA) trial plot D5 at CIMMYT's headquarters, El Batan, Mexico, being grown in rotation with beans, under zero tillage on permanent beds, with retention of wheat/barley residues and removal of bean residues for fodder. The plants are relatively uniform and healthy, in spite of the serious drought Mexico suffered in 2009, with a period of 40 days without rain following planting. All crops were affected to some degree, but those under CA were much more resistant. CIMMYT's long term trials consistently demonstrate that the combination of the three key elements of CA - zero tillage, residue retention, and crop rotation - gives the healthiest crops and the best yields, but this effect is particularly marked under drought conditions, where CA practices have clear advantages in retaining soil moisture and mitigating the effects of drought. Barley was planted on D5 instead of wheat in 2009 because very little wheat is grown in the area of central Mexico around El Batan, whereas barley is grown for beer production, so it is of more interest to visiting local farmers. Photo taken on 13 August 2009. Photo credit: CIMMYT.