Role of Agriculture
A person who specializes in the study of the growth and management of crops.
What is agronomist?
Institution made to facilitate trade between member countries, to develop a common trade policy and act as a bargaining body when negotiating with outside forces.
What is Caribbean Community (CARICOM)?
The stealing of agricultural produce (crops and livestock).
What is praedial larceny?
The growth of crops in a liquid nutrient
What is hydroponics?
The decomposition of the Earth's rocks through direct contact with the atmosphere.
What is weathering?
When agricultural goods and services are sold to other countries it earns this
What is Foreign exchange?
International body that acts as a mediator among countries on trade issues.
What is World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Two major greenhouse gases
What are carbon dioxide and methane?
A farmer who does NOT use pesticides or chemical fertilizers
What is Organic farming?
The top layer of the soil profile
What is O horizon or the Organic or litter layer
The ability of a country to be self-sufficient in food
What is food security?
Agricultural Institue based in Trinidad providing 2 year courses leading to diplomas
What is ECIAF- Eastern Caribbean Institue of Agriculture and Forestry?
The intentional use of micro-organisms to bring about ill-effects or death to humans, livestock or crops.
What is bio-terrorism?
NFT- Nutrient Film Technique is a form of this
What is hydroponics?
Consists of dead and decaying remains of plants and animals
What is organic matter
A representative of the Ministry of Agriculture who advises farmers about the latest development in agriculture
International Organization that is part of the United Nations with aims to defeat hunger
What is FAO- The Food and Agriculture Organisation?
Making all jobs open to people with suitable qualifications, regardless to if they are male or female
What is gender equality?
Cultivation of crop in small areas near to cities towns and villages
What is Urban and peri urban farming?
Mechanical weathering due to ice
What is the freezing subsequent thawing of water in the cracks of rocks?
The sector of Agriculture that involves adding value to agricultural produce by transforming then other items for the market.
What is agro-processing?
A person desirous of getting technical assistance in crop production, IPM, farming systems, livestock, forages etc can get approach this Caribbean Institute
What is CARDI- Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)?
Four environmental issues affecting the Caribbean
What are natural disasters (hurricane and flooding), water pollution, air pollution coral reef destruction, deforestation, land pollution?
Features of Conventional farming
What is Large scale production, monoculture, mechanization, use of artificial fertilizers?
A farmer uses this to improve the drainage in this Clayey soil.
What is gravel/ sand?