Emissions refer to the release or discharge of substances into the environment, particularly into the atmosphere. These substances can be in the form of gases, particles, or even energy. Emissions can originate from various sources, including natural processes, human activities, and industrial processes. In the context of environmental pollution and climate change, emissions commonly refer to the release of pollutants or greenhouse gases into the air. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil. Methane emissions also result from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills. (http://termportal.fao.org/search/main/start.do)
The maize sheller is used to separate the grain from cobs. The dehusked cobs are placed one at a time in the machine to be shelled. A maize cob can be shelled as fast as a person can put the cob into the machine. (Justice, S., Flores Rojas, M. & Basnyat, M. 2022. Empowering women farmers - A mechanization catalogue for practitioners. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8681en)
An industrialized form of farming characterized by mechanization, monocultures, and the use of synthetic inputs such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with an emphasis on maximizing productivity and profitability and treating the farm produce as a commodity. (Glossary of terms, Making climate-sensitive investments in agriculture, FAO, 2021 (http://www.fao.org/3/cb1067en/cb1067en.pdf).)
A class of chemicals that result from burning coal, oil, gas, wood, garbage, or tobacco. They bind to or form small particles in the air. High heat when cooking meat and other foods will also form PAHs. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2024. Environmental Health Sciences Glossary https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/glossary citing EPA.gov)
Science and practice of interconnecting, and finding the best way of goal attainment, for bringing material objects or living beings in sufficient quantity to the right place in the right time. (ISO/TMB/SAG SF - Strategic Advisory Group on Smart Farming, Final Report – January 2023 https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/publications/en/2023_SAG-SF_Final_Report.pdf)
Country in South America. Official name Plurinational State of Bolivia. (Adapted from Wikidata, 2026. Bolivia (Q750). https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750)
