agriculturalists
Those who farm
Agriculturalists are people who practice agriculture—farmers, ranchers, and others who cultivate land or raise livestock for food and other products.
The term often appears in academic or policy contexts: Early agriculturalists transformed nomadic societies.
It can also distinguish farming practitioners from agricultural scientists or economists who study the field theoretically.
Cultivating land for food
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
rural · pastoral · village · harvest · seasonal · market · livelihood · tenancy
Gathering mature crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
tillage · plowing · irrigation · fertilization · rotation · yield · monoculture · transplanting
Ground matter for planting
- acreageAmount of land owned
- arableFit for cultivation
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
terracing · topsoil · loam · compost · manure · irrigation · drainage · fertility
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- husbandryFarm management practice
- herdingManaging animal groups
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
fodder · domestication · dairy · poultry · shepherding · calving · lambing · farrowing
Engineering using living systems
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- aeroponicsSoilless growth via misting
- aquaponicsFish-plant water farming
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
agritech · drones · robotics · CRISPR · bioengineering · genomics · vertical · permaculture
farming
Cultivating land for food
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
cooperative · rural · pastoral · village · harvest · seasonal · market · livelihood · tenancy · sharecropping
harvest
Gathering mature crops
germination · tillage · plowing · irrigation · fertilization · rotation · yield · monoculture · transplanting · threshing
soil
Ground matter for planting
tillage · terracing · topsoil · loam · compost · manure · irrigation · drainage · fertility · erosion
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
pasture · fodder · domestication · dairy · poultry · shepherding · calving · lambing · farrowing · veterinary
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- aeroponicsSoilless growth via misting
- aquaponicsFish-plant water farming
precision · agritech · drones · robotics · CRISPR · bioengineering · genomics · vertical · permaculture · agroforestry
agriculturalistshunter-gatherers
Subsistence through wild resources
foragers · nomads · pastoralists · industrialists · gatherers
agriculturalistscity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · metropolitans · industrialists · nomads · factory workers
agriculturalistsindustrialists
Owners of manufacturing enterprises
factory workers · manufacturers · white-collar workers · office workers · service workers