Geoponics

/dʒiːoʊˈpɑːnɪks/ noun

Definition

The science of agriculture; the study and practice of farming, cultivation, and soil management.

Etymology

From Greek geoponikos (of farming), combining geo- (earth) + ponos (labor). The term references classical agricultural science and appears in historical farming texts and handbooks.

Kelly Says

Geoponics is the ultimate applied science—every sandwich you eat is a direct result of millennia of geoponical knowledge, yet most people have no idea that soil biology, irrigation geometry, and crop genetics are literally keeping 8 billion people alive.

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