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EA:  FARMING_METHOD

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 376
Concept definition: The agricultural practice in use within an agro-ecosystem; farming method.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: FTC]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 FARMING_METHOD CROP_ROTATION A regular succession of different crops are planted on the same <TRACT>; crop rotation [BRG, "crop rotation"]. 1 IR [FACC, Annex B, FTC:8]  
STD
2005/06/07		 FARMING_METHOD GRAZING Supporting the feeding of livestock on low <VEGETATION> (for example: <GRASS>) on pastures and ranges; grazing. 2 IR [FACC, Annex B, FTC:5] [SOED, "grazing"]
STD
2005/06/07		 FARMING_METHOD PERMACULTURE The continuous use of a <TRACT> for cultivation; permaculture. 3 IR [FACC, Annex B, FTC:2] [SOED, "permaculture"], [AGNIC]
STD
2005/06/07		 FARMING_METHOD SLASH_AND_BURN A system of cultivation in which <PLANT>s are cut down, allowed to dry, and then burned off before crops are planted; slash-and-burn [SOED, "slash-and-burn"]. 4 IR [FACC, Annex B, FTC:1]  
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