The most basic definition of employment elasticity is the percentage change in the number of employed persons in an economy or region associated with a percentage change in economic output, measured by gross domestic product. (https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_elm/documents/publication/wcms_143163.pdf)
Stubble cleaning refers to the process of removing or managing the crop residues, such as stubble, left behind after harvesting crops like wheat, rice, or other grains. (AGROVOC Team, 2024.)
Stunning: any mechanical, electrical, chemical or other procedure which causes immediate loss of consciousness; when used before slaughter, the loss of consciousness lasts until death from the slaughter process; in the absence of slaughter, the procedure would allow the animal to recover consciousness. (WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2022)
Any of various bacteria (chiefly of the genera Lactobacillus and Streptococcus) that produce predominantly lactic fermentation of suitable media. (Tacon, A.G.J., 1987. The nutrition and feeding of farmed fish and shrimp - A training manual 2. Nutrient sources and composition. FAO Field Document. Project GCP/RLA/075/ITA, Field Document No. 5/E Brasilia, Brazil, 129 p. https://www.fao.org/4/ab468e/AB468E00.htm)
Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry that studies the relationship between electricity, as a measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and identifiable chemical change, with either electricity considered an outcome of a particular chemical change or vice versa. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemistry)
Government actions that provide an advantage to consumers or producers in order to supplement their income or lower their costs. (OECD. 2006. Subsidy reform and sustainable development: economic, environmental and social aspects. Paris. https://www.cbd.int/financial/fiscalenviron/several-subsidiesreform-oecd.pdf)
Subsistence farming relates to agricultural activity to produce food which is predominantly consumed by the farming household. The food produced is the main or a significant source of food for the farming household and little or none of the production is surplus and available for sale or trade. It is generally associated with a small farm holding size and family agricultural work as a part-time or supporting activity. (EuroStat. n.d. Glossary:Subsistence farming. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Subsistence_farming)
A collective and general term for the layers of soil below the uppermost layer or topsoil. It can consist of sand, silt and clay but has little, if any, humus or other organic matter. Subsoil provides structure, holds moisture, and is a good foothold for rooting plants. (Alberta: Naturally! Glossary for the Nature of Alberta. https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/abnature/glossary.htm)
