Agricultural, Industrial, and Trade Vocabulary Explained
Agricultural, Industrial, and Trade Vocabulary
Agricultural Terms
Plot of Land (Sole Ownership): Refers to the degree of dominion over the earth.
Partial Farming: A small, highly productive farming operation generating additional income for individuals whose primary activity lies in another sector.
Fallow Land (Barbecho): Land left unplanted for one or more vegetation cycles to restore organic matter and moisture. It’s a common practice in crop rotation, allowing the land to rest.
Land Consolidation (Concentración Parcelaria): An agricultural civil engineering activity involving the division of an owner’s parcels into the fewest possible number. The resulting parcel(s) are called a replacement. It groups small rural properties to unify and facilitate cultivation.
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): The EU’s policy managing subsidies for agricultural production.
Industrial Crops: A diverse group of plants, unlike grains, belonging to various species with different eco-physiological characteristics and land use. They have significant economic importance and a vital connection to raw material processing industries, some being non-food crops.
Intensive Agriculture: A farming system that extensively uses means of production, such as labor or capital.
Dryland Farming (Secano): Agriculture that relies solely on rainfall without irrigation.
Industrial Terms
Industry: The set of processes and activities that transform raw materials into finished products in bulk. Industries vary based on the products they manufacture.
Raw Material (Materia Prima): Resources, either organic or mineral, used to create finished products.
Energy Source: Resources providing useful energy for various applications, customers, and industries.
Renewable Energy Source: Energy obtained from virtually inexhaustible natural sources, either due to their abundance or natural replenishment.
Area of Urgent Reindustrialization (ZUR): A designated area targeted for urgent industrial revitalization.
Trade and Transport Terms
Transport System: The movement of people or goods from one location to another. Transport is a key activity in logistics, ensuring products are at the right place at the right time.
Wholesale Trade: An intermediary that sells to retailers, other wholesalers, or manufacturers, but not to the final consumer.
Retail Trade: The act of buying and selling goods where the buyer is the final consumer.
Export: Any good or service sent to another part of the world for commercial purposes. It’s the legitimate traffic of goods and services from one country for use or consumption abroad.
Import: The legitimate transport of domestic goods and services exported by a country for use or consumption within another country.