Temática: Agriculture

Sharecropping

A form of agricultural exploitation consisting of the transfer of land exploitation to a third party by the owner, in exchange for payment in the form of a portion of the profits obtained.

Fallow

Part of a farm cultivated using rotation techniques, which is temporarily left uncultivated, with the aim of regenerating the soil naturally during that time.

Organic farming

Type of organic farming in which the use of chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, etc. is avoided.

Extensive/intensive agriculture

Agricultural production systems that seek maximum yield based on the area farmed (extensive) or on the technological advancement of production (intensive). The latter requires greater investment than the former.

Water

As a natural resource, water is the foundation of food production, whether it's simply rainwater, water supplied by irrigation to crops, or water needed to raise livestock.

The field in feminine

Article from the magazine Cuaderno de campo.

Royal Decree amending regulations on agricultural and livestock farms

Royal Decree 34/2025, of January 21, amending Royal Decree 1054/2022, of December 27, establishing and regulating the Information System for Agricultural and Livestock Farms and Agricultural Production, as well as the Regional Registry of Agricultural Farms and the Digital Agricultural Farm Notebook, as well as Royal Decrees 1311/2012, of September 14, and 9/2015, of January 16.

Good agro-environmental practices

Nature conservation measures and combating climate change within the irrigated area in Alqueva.

Good agricultural practice in irrigation management

Technical guide.

Good Agricultural Practices: A working concept

Background paper for the FAO Internal Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices.