The agro-industrial sector is the specific sector of the economy that encompasses agroindustry. It is the part of the economic sector that is dedicated to the industrial processing of agricultural products. The agro-industrial sector involves factories, plants, and facilities where raw agricultural commodities are converted into value-added products through various processing and manufacturing methods. (AGROVOC Team, 2023)
A tension-leg platform (TLP) or extended tension leg platform (ETLP) is a vertically moored floating structure normally used for the offshore production of oil or gas, and is particularly suited for water depths greater than 300 metres and less than 1500 metres. Use of tension-leg platforms has also been proposed for offshore wind turbines. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension-leg_platform)
Cyrtosperma merkusii (swamp taro) is one of the few subsistence crops that grows well on atolls. The main product is the corm. The young leaves and inflorescences can be eaten as vegetables and the petioles yield a fibre suitable for weaving. The big leaves are used as a food wrapper and also to cover the earth oven. (Adapted from FAO. 2020. Crop production manual. Appia. https://www.fao.org/3/ca7556en/CA7556EN.pdf)
Cysticercosis refers to food-borne zoonotic infections with larval tapeworms. The important features of these zoonoses are that the larvae are meatborne (generally beef or pork) and the adult stage develops only in the intestine of the human host (obligate). Cysticercosis is a tissue infection with the larval cysticercus or metacestode stage, and occurs most commonly in pigs and cattle. (Adapted from FAO, 2005. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES. Capacity building for surveillance and control of Taenia solium/cysticercosis https://www.fao.org/4/a0083e/a0083e07.htm#bm07)
Cytogenetics is a branch of biology focused on the study of chromosomes and their inheritance, especially as applied to medical genetics. (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2024. Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Cytogenetics)
Deals with rearing of desirable aquatic organisms under controlled or semi-controlled conditions for economic or social benefits. Of special concern are the allocation and utilization of scarce resources (land, labour, capital and management) in the production of aquatic organisms under managed conditions to satisfy some human want. (Jolly, C.M. & Clonts, H.A. (1993) Economics of aquaculture. New York, Food Products Press. 319p)
Cytophagales is an order of non-spore forming, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that move through a gliding or flexing motion. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytophagales)
Cytosine (C) is one of the four nucleotide bases in DNA, with the other three being adenine (A), guanine (G) and thymine (T). Within a double-stranded DNA molecule, cytosine bases on one strand pair with guanine bases on the opposite strand. The sequence of the four nucleotide bases encodes DNA’s information. (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2024. Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Cytosine)
Cytotaxonomy is the classification of organisms using comparative studies of chromosomes during mitosis. (Wikipedia, 2024. Cytotaxonomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytotaxonomy)
