Crassulaceae are a family of dicotyledonous perennials that can take the form of herbaceous, shrubby, or even tree-like plants. (Al Tawaha, Abdel Rahman & Abukhader, Rose & Qaisi, Ali & Dey, Abhijit & Pati, Siddhartha & Al Tawaha, Abdel Razzaq & Ali, Iftikhar & Shatnawi, Mohamad. (2023). Phytochemicals in prostate cancer. 10.1016/B978-0-443-19143-5.00022-0.)
Release or discharge of gases into the environment, particularly into the atmosphere. Emissions can originate from various sources, including natural processes, human activities, and industrial processes. (Adapted from FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary. https://www.fao.org/faolex/glossary/en/)
Crataegus is a genus of several hundred species of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. (Wikipedia. 2025. Crataegus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus)
Land policy is the set of intentions embodied in various policy instruments that are adopted by the state to organise land tenure and land use. (FAO, 2003)
Cream is a fluid dairy product, relatively high in fat content in comparison to milk. (FAO & WHO. 2023. General Standard for Food Additives. Codex Standard, No. CXS 192-1995. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
A contractual agreement in which a borrower receives something of value immediately and agrees to pay for it later, usually with interest. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
A Corn Crib is a small storage facility for holding and drying ears of field corn which is used for animal feed. (https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Field-Guide-for-Agricultural-Resources/Pages/Outbuildings-and-Structures-.aspx)
A telluric current, or Earth current, is an electric current which moves underground or through the sea. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluric_current)
This is a collection of activities and changes designed to alter the agrarian structure of a country and the way it uses its land, often involving elements of land redistribution and changes to the land tenure system. A reform normally has political, economic and social/cultural dimensions. Its objectives are generally to improve the levels of agricultural production and the standards of living of agricultural producers. (FAO Land Tenure Manuals, No.2, FAO, 2006..)
