agriculture

[ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər]

Definition:
1. A large-scale farming enterprise.
2. The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock.
3. The class of people engaged in growing food.

Use 'agriculture' in a sentence:

1. The Agriculture Department has ultimate control over the Forest Service.
2. He forced the country to collectivize agriculture.
3. Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy.
4. The whole food chain is affected by the overuse of chemicals in agriculture.
5. Industrial progress should go hand in hand with the development of agriculture.
6. As agriculture developed, agricultural ideas diffused across Europe.
7. Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
8. Agriculture occupies an important place in the national economy.
9. That's when agriculture was becoming widespread.
10. The conditions were unfavourable for agriculture.
11. How soon should agriculture resume after a disaster?
12. The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in mechanization.
13. Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.
14. Would it be okay to focus on something related to agriculture?
15. The Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.
16. The participants seem unable to find common ground on the issue of agriculture.
17. The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
18. A meeting of agriculture ministers in Luxembourg today has so far failed to reach agreement over farm subsidies.
19. Agriculture is of vital importance to the nation's economy and the people's livelihood.
20. There is evidence of agriculture in Africa prior to 3000 B.C.
21. The stress/ emphasis of our work should now be on agriculture.
22. On the other, their clients are US agriculture companies.
23. Agriculture is essential to a nation.
24. The development of the food industry depends on that of agriculture.
25. Strong both in industry and agriculture, Ukraine produces much of the grain for the nation.
26. This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.
27. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
28. Another gas associated with the spread of agriculture is methane.
29. The development of agriculture is faster than ever before.
30. To develop agriculture is all important to the national economy and the people's livelihood.
31. One of our main tasks now is to mechanize agriculture.
32. A meeting of agriculture ministers has so far failed to reach agreement over farm subsidies.
33. The Farmers' Club is an organisation for people involved in agriculture.
34. It is mainly based on agriculture.
35. Only when agriculture is fully developed can industry have sufficient materials and markets.
36. A proportion of the land is used for agriculture.
37. Agriculture was based in the past on the family as a unit.
38. The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture.
39. The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade.
40. Agriculture has developed rapidly, thus providing light industry with ample raw materials.
41. Light industry is closely related to agriculture.
42. Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
43. European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies.
44. Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.
45. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming.
46. The Department of Agriculture commissioned a study into organic farming.