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DICTIONARY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND PROTECTION
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Agricultural area |
Agricultural area, abbreviated as AA, describes the area already used for farming, or that could be brought back into cultivation using the resources normally available on an agricultural holding. |
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Agricultural area |
any area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland and permanent pasture, or permanent crops” 12, with the following components: — Arable land: land cultivated for crop production or laying fallow, including set-aside areas under commitments for rural development; — Permanent crops: non-rotational crops, other than permanent grassland, that occupy the land for 5 year or more, including short rotation coppice and nurseries, — Permanent grassland: land not included in the crop rotation and used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage (natural or sown) for 5 years or longer, possibly including grazed trees and/or shrubs which produce animal feed (MS choice) |
Art. 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (No longer in force) |
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Agricultural area |
shall be determined in such a way as to comprise arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland, including when they form agroforestry systems on that area. The terms ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
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Art. 4 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 |
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Agricultural land |
Agricultural land, as defined by law, comprises land officially designated for agricultural use in land records, including areas under fishponds and water bodies used exclusively for agricultural purposes. It also encompasses land occupied by farmsteads with residential and agricultural buildings, structures associated with agricultural biogas plants, and facilities directly supporting agricultural production. Additionally, it includes rural parks, mid-field trees and bushes, family allotment gardens, botanical and forest land rehabilitated land, bogs, ponds, and access roads essential for agricultural operations. |
Polish Journal of Laws. 1995 No. 16 item 78 – Act on the protection of agricultural |
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Agricultural land |
Agricultural land is defined as the land area that is either arable, under permanent crops, or under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land under temporary crops such as cereals, temporary meadows, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as orchards and vineyards. This category excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. |
OECD |
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Agricultural land consumption |
The over-intensive exploitation of land that is used for agriculture |
EEA |
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Agricultural zoning |
Land-use planning regulations that designate specific areas for farming activities to prevent urban encroachment and maintain agricultural productivity. Zoning helps control land conversion from agricultural to non-agricultural use
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Kenya Physical and Land Use Planning Act (2019)
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Arable land |
is land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation. |
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Gloss... |
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Food security |
The state in which all people have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
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FAO World Bank
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Land |
The terrestrial bio productive system that comprises soil, vegetation, other biota, and the ecological and hydrological processes that operate within the system |
UNCCD |
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Land |
Land is the total area of a country, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones |
World Bank, 2021 |
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Land |
A natural resource that includes all elements of the terrestrial environment, used for economic, agricultural, residential, and environmental purposes. |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2022 |
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Land |
The terrestrial bioproductive system that comprises soil, vegetation, other biota, and the ecological and hydrological processes that operate within the system. A delineable area of the Earth’s terrestrial surface, encompassing all attributes of the biosphere immediately above or below this surface, including those of the near-surface climate, the soil and terrain forms, the surface hydrology (including shallow lakes, rivers, marshes, and swamps), the near-surface sedimentary layers and associated groundwater reserve, the plant and animal populations (biodiversity), the human settlement pattern and physical results of past and present human activity (terracing, water storage or drainage structures, roads, buildings, etc.).
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Article 1 of the Text of the Convention http://www2.unccd.int/sites/ default/files/relevant-links/2017-01/UNCCD_Convention_ENG_0.pdf Convention on Sustainable Development (CSD). 1996. Progress Report on Chapter 10 of Agenda 21. United Nations, New York, NY, USA. |
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Land conservation |
Practices and policies aimed at protecting and restoring land to prevent soil erosion, desertification, and biodiversity loss. Strategies include agroforestry, terracing, crop rotation, and afforestation
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Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) FAO |
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Land degradation |
The decline in land quality due to human activities and natural processes, leading to reduced agricultural productivity. Causes include deforestation, overgrazing, poor irrigation practices, and climate change |
FAO UNEP
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Land degradation |
Land degradation is the reduction in the capability of the land to produce benefits from a particular land use under a specified form of land management |
FAO |
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Land tenure |
The system of land ownership and rights, including private ownership, communal land, leasehold, and public land. Secure land tenure is crucial for sustainable agricultural investments
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Kenya Land Act (2012) FAO |
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Soil |
The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, composed of minerals, organic matter, water, and air. Soil provides essential nutrients and support for plant life and plays a crucial role in agriculture. A natural body consisting of layers (soil horizons) composed of weathered mineral materials, organic material, air, and water. Soil is the product of the combined influence of climate, topography, organisms (flora, fauna, and human) on parent materials (original rocks and minerals) over time. As a result, soil differs from its parent material in texture, structure, consistency, color, chemical, biological, and physical characteristics.
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FAO
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Soil |
A natural body comprised of solids (minerals and organic matter), liquid, and gases that occurs on the land surface, characterized by horizons, or layers, that are distinguishable due to various transformations. |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 2021 |
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Soil Fertility
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The soil's ability to provide an atmosphere in favor of plant growth. By applying organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. |
USDA |
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Sustainable agriculture |
Farming practices that meet current food needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It includes soil conservation, water management, integrated pest management (IPM), and organic farming.
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FAO IFAD |
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