Overgrazing: Intensive grazing by animals on an area of land, particularly rangelands and grasslands, such that vegetation is damaged and the soil becomes liable to erosion by wind and rain, sometimes resulting in desertification. Overgrazing implies that the stocking rate on a given pasture is too high, i.e., economic resources are used inefficiently and the value of society's output is less than it could be. (From https://www.informea.org/en/terms/overgrazing and Jarvis 1984 https://arefiles.ucdavis.edu/uploads/filer_public/2014/06/19/overgrazing_jarvis.pdf)
The process in which a commodity is heated until it reaches a minimum temperature for a minimum period of time according to an official technical specification. (IPPC Secretariat. 2023. IPPC Secretariat. 2023. Guide to regulation of wood packaging material –Understanding the phytosanitary requirements for the movement of wood packaging material in international trade. Rome, FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5059en)
The term economic environment refers to all the external economic factors that influence buying habits of consumers and businesses and therefore affect the performance of a company. These factors are often beyond a company’s control, and may be either large-scale (macro) or small-scale (micro). (Business Development Bank of Canada, 2024. Glossary. Economic environment.
https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/templates-business-guides/glossary/economic-environment)
Government measures to influence the functioning of a country's economy through legislation, monetary, fiscal and tariff policy, state aid, nationalization of strategic sectors, etc. (ILO Thesaurus)
Chemical substances released by one organism exerting behavioral or physiological effects in another organism, usually adversely. (National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Concept Space, 2024, 'allelochemicals', https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6547)
Curds are a dairy product obtained by coagulating milk in a process called curdling. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar, and then allowing it to coagulate. The increased acidity causes the milk proteins (casein) to tangle into solid masses, or curds. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curd)
Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and behaviour. (Wikipedia, 2024. Allometry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allometry)
Andrology is defined as the branches of science and medicine dealing with male reproductive functions under physiological and pathological conditions. (Sadri-Ardekani, Hooman & Atala, Anthony. (2019). Regenerative Medicine for the Male Reproductive System. 10.1016/B978-0-12-809880-6.00071-0.)
Anion exchange capacity (AEC) represents the positive charge available to attract anions in solution. (J.L. Havlin, Fertility, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences,
Elsevier, 2013, ISBN 9780124095489, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.05162-9.)
Biofertilizer: product containing living or dormant microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and algae, singly or combined, which, when used, help to fix atmospheric nitrogen or solubilize or mobilize nutrients from the soil. (Bullor, L., Braude, H., Monzón, J., Cotes Prado, A. M., Casavola, V., Carbajal Morón., N. & Risopoulos, J.2024. Bioinputs: Investment opportunities in Latin America. Directions in investment No. 9. Rome, FAO. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc9060en)
