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1) "Salmon" -- As to salmon farming salm·on Pronunciation: 'sa-m&n Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural salmon also salmons Etymology: Middle English samon, from Anglo-French salmon, samon, from Latin salmon-, salmo 1 a : a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic noted as a game and food fish -- called also Atlantic salmon b : any of various anadromous salmonid fishes other than the salmon; especially : PACIFIC SALMON c : a fish (as a barramundi) resembling a salmon 2 : the variable color of salmon's flesh averaging a strong yellowish pink Pronunciation Symbols Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1.5 m (58 inches) in length and to 57 kg (125 pounds) in weight. This specimen shows the jaws drawn into a curved "kype", a secondary sex characteristic typical of many male salmon around spawning time. Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Great Lakes and other land locked lakes. Typically, salmon are anadromous: they are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to reproduce. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they were born to spawn, and modern research shows that usually at least 90% of the fish that spawn in a particular stream were born there.[citation needed] In Alaska, the crossing over to other streams allows salmon to populate new streams, such as those that emerge as a glacier retreats. The precise method salmon use to navigate has not been entirely established, though their keen sense of smell is certainly involved. In all species of Pacific salmon, the mature individuals die within a few days or weeks of spawning, a trait known as semelparity. However, even in those species of salmon that may survive to spawn more than once (iteroparity), post-spawning mortality is quite high (perhaps as high as 40 to 50%.) Those species average about two or, perhaps, three spawning events per individual.[citation needed] Salmon has long been at the heart of the culture and livelihood of coastal dwellers. Most peoples of the Northern Pacific shore had a ceremony to honor the first return of the year. For many centuries, people caught salmon as they swam upriver to spawn. A famous spearfishing site on the Columbia River at Celilo Falls was inundated after great dams were built on the river. The Ainu, of northern Japan, taught dogs how to catch salmon as they returned to their breeding grounds en ma..." 2) "Farming" -- As to salmon farming 2farm Function: verb transitive verb 1 obsolete : RENT 2 : to collect and take the fees or profits of (an occupation or business) on payment of a fixed sum 3 : to give up (as an estate or a business) to another on condition of receiving in return a fixed sum 4 a : to devote to agriculture b : to manage and cultivate as a farm c : to grow or cultivate in quantity <farm trees for fuel> <farm salmon> intransitive verb : to engage in raising crops or animals Pronunciation Symbols Farmlands in Hebei province, China. China has the world's largest number of farmers, with over 800 million in 2006, but this number is rapidly declining. Freshly sown saplings of paddy in West Bengal, India

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Agriculture (a term which encompasses farming) is the process of producing food, feed, fiber, fuel and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals.

Agri is from Latin ager, meaning "a field", and culture is from Latin cultura, meaning "cultivation" in the strict sense of tillage of the soil. A literal reading of the English word yields: tillage of the soil of a field. In modern usage, the word Agriculture covers all activities essential to food/feed/fiber production, including all techniques for raising and processing livestock. Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agricultureā€”more formally known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture is closely linked to human history, and agricultural developments have been crucial factors in social change, including the specialization of human activity.

42% of the world's laborers are employed in agriculture, making it by far the most common occupation. However, agricultural production accounts for less than 5% of the Gross World Product (an aggregate of all Gross Domestic Products).^[1]