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Forestry vs Agriculture - What's the difference?

forestry | agriculture |

As nouns the difference between forestry and agriculture

is that forestry is the science of planting and growing trees in forests while 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.

forestry

English

Noun

(forestries)
  • The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
  • Commercial tree farming.
  • (countable) A tree farm.

    • Synonyms

    * silviculture, sylviculture

    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