Arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid areas (other than polar and subpolar regions) in which the ratio of mean annual precipitation to mean annual reference evapotranspiration ranges from 0.05 to 0.65. (FAO. 2022. The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point. Main report. Rome.
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Layered and heterogeneous sediment in local sinks or foodslopes based on relocated upslope soil material. Occurs often in agricultural landscapes.It is deposited by water and/or tillage erosion and often show higher contents in soil organic carbon. (expert knowledge)
The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit has both fresh market and processing appeal, with a tropical like flavor that resembles a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple. (Kentucky State University. 2026. Pawpaw. https://www.kysu.edu/academics/college-ahnr/school-of-anr/pawpaw/index.php)
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Pawpaw: use for fruit of Asimina triloba only. See "papayas" <c_13087> for fruit from Carica papaya.
Food products that are kept at low or very low temperatures (-15 ° C / -20 ° C), so the water crystallizes and the product solidifies. See also deep-frozen or quick-frozen products. (AGROVOC Team, 2023)
Alienation is the transfer of ownership of land. (FAO. 2003. Multilingual Thesaurus on Land Tenure. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/x2038e )
Conjunctive use consists of harmoniously combining surface water and groundwater in order to minimize the undesirable physical, environmental and economic effects of each, used separately, and to optimize the balance between water demand and supply. (Adapted from FAO, 1995. Land and water integration and river basin management. Proceedings of an FAO informal workshop, Rome, Italy, 31 January - 2 February 1993. https://www.fao.org/3/v5400e/v5400e00.htm)
A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwreck)
Seeds that can be dried to low moisture content and stored at low temperatures without damage to increase seed longevity. (FAO. 2014. Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rev. ed. Rome. https://www.fao.org/3/i3704e/i3704e.pdf)
The commercial cultivation of crops for human consumption in multiple layers or levels in a building or other structure, often with the help of artificially controlled lighting and nutrients. (FAOTERM)
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Vertical farming is indoor farming with a completely controlled environment, including artificial light, used for growing crops vertically year-round. Greenhouses are glass structure in which plants are grown, where some environmental factors are controlled, but sunlight is the main light source.
Black disease causes acute necrotic hepatitis in sheep and cattle and rarely in pigs. It is caused by bacterium Clostridium novyi in association with immature fluke invasion of the liver. (FAO, 1994. Manual on meat inspection for developing countries. Chapter 5. https://www.fao.org/3/t0756e/T0756E06.htm)
