The relative water content express the water content in per cent at a given time as related to the water content at full turgor. (https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48057-3_14)
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While mainly used for plants, relative water content is also used for wood and soil.
A formulation consisting of granules to be applied as a true solution of the active ingredient after dissolution in water, but which may contain insoluble inert ingredients. (FAO/WHO. 2016. Manual on development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides. 1st Edition, 3rd revision, FAO, Rome. Available online: http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/pests/jmps/manual/en/ )
The Sahelian goat is a breed of goat from West Africa, used mainly for meat and skin production. It is also known by some other names such as Chèvre bariolée, Fulani, Gorane, Nioro, Niafounké, Sahélienne, Sahel, and West African Longlegged Goat. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahelian_goat)
A microcatchment is a specially contoured area with slopes and berms designed to increase runoff from rain and concentrate it in a planting basin where it infiltrates and is effectively “stored” in the soil profile. The water is available to plants but protected from evaporation. (http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/serg/techniques/microcatch.pdf)
The Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) addresses prevention and early warning across the entire food chain. It promotes the effective containment and management of the most serious epidemic pests and diseases and food safety threats through international cooperation involving early detection, early warning, preparedness and timely reaction, coordination and communication, and capacity development. (FAO. nd. Emergency Prevention System. https://www.fao.org/4/an441e/an441e00.pdf)
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today, many atlases are in multimedia formats. (Wikipedia. 2025. Atlas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas)
Social Farming is both a traditional and innovative use of agriculture. It includes all activities that use agricultural resources, both from plants and animals, in order to promote (or to generate) therapy, rehabilitation, social inclusion, education and social services in rural areas. (Di Iacovo, F. & O’Connor, D. (2009) Supporting Policies for Social Farming in Europe: Progressing Multifunctionality in Responsive Rural Areas; ARSIA: Firenze, Italy, 2009)
An adiabatic process is a thermodynamic change of state of a system in which there is no transfer of heat between the system and its environment. In adiabatic process, compression always results in warming, expansion in cooling. (Global Fire Monitoring Center, 2011. International multilingual forest fire terminology. http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/literature/RUS-MON-GER-ENG-Glossary-Web.pdf)
Veterinary legislation means the laws, regulations and all associated legal instruments that pertain to the veterinary domain, while policies refer to the official actions taken to implement the veterinary legislation. (FAO. 2024. Veterinary paraprofessional competency framework – Uganda. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6992en)
Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), FAW, is an insect native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. (Briefing Note on FAO actions on Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Africa, FAO, 2017 (http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf).)
Voluntary efforts by businesses to incorporate social and environmental concerns into their corporate activities and their relations with interested parties. (EuroVoc http://eurovoc.europa.eu/7942)
A continental margin that is characterized by earthquakes, volcanic activity, and orogeny resulting from movement of tectonic plates. (https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/ citing McGraw-Hill dictionary of earth science / Sybil P. Parker, editor in chief. Parker, Sybil P. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997)
Storage conditions refer to the specific environmental factors and parameters, such as temperature, humidity, and light, under which products, materials, or goods are stored to maintain their quality and safety. ("Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits and Vegetables," by A. Keith Thompson, Agriculture Handbook Number 66, United States Department of Agriculture, 1983.)
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to Sicily, Cyprus, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_pea)
The maximum amount of fish that could be taken in a fishery or by a single fishing unit (e.g. a fisher, community, vessel or fleet) over a period of time (e.g. season, year), given the biomass and age structure of the fish stock and the present state of the technology, in the absence of any regulated catch limitations and if the means available are fully used. (Report of the 99th Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters, CCLM, FAO, 2014. )
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Ability of a stock of inputs (capital) to produce output (measured as either effort or catch)
