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What is the difference between agriculture and farming?

agriculture | farming |

As nouns the difference between agriculture and farming

is that agriculture is the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming while farming is the business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.

As an adjective farming is

pertaining to the agricultural business.

As a verb farming is

present participle of lang=en.

agriculture

English

(wikipedia agriculture) (wikiversity agriculture lecture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

    • Related terms

    () * agricultural * agriculturist * agroponics * terraponics

    farming

    English

    Noun

  • The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
  • * 1692 , John Quick, Synodicon in Gallia reformata
    • We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General.

    Derived terms

    * firestick farming

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the agricultural business.
  • Raising livestock or fish.

    • Verb

    (head)

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