The practice of growing food crops and raising livestock for human consumption.
agriculture
Gradual changes in Earth's temperatures and weather patterns, often attributed to human activities such as burning fossil fuels.
climate change
The process by which productive land becomes less fertile and transforms into a desert-like environment, often due to overgrazing, deforestation, or improper land use.
desertification
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortages and difficulties in crop production.
drought
An extreme scarcity of food in a particular region or population, resulting in widespread hunger and malnutrition.
famine
An area characterized by a lack of access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food options, often found in low-income urban neighborhoods or rural areas.
food desert
The state of having reliable and consistent access to sufficient quantities of nutritious food to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
food security
The general increase in prices of goods and services over time, reducing the purchasing power of money.
inflation
The physical structures and systems, such as roads, bridges, railways, dams, and irrigation networks, that support and connect communities and facilitate economic activities.
infrastructure
The means by which a person earns a living, often through employment, self-employment, or agriculture.
livelihood
Domesticated animals raised for various purposes, including meat, milk, wool, and leather.
livestock
Poor health resulting from inadequate or unbalanced food intake, leading to nutritional deficiencies or excesses.
malnutrition
A seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rainfall to parts of Asia, especially South Asia, during specific times of the year.
monsoon
Land covered with grass or other plants suitable for grazing by livestock.
pasture
The quantity of crops or agricultural products that a piece of land or farming operation can produce per unit area, such as per acre or hectare.
yield
