Agriculture vs. Cultivation — What's the Difference?

Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities.

The act of cultivating.

The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.

The state of being cultivated.

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

Refinement; culture.

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

A large-scale farming enterprise

The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

The federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

The class of people engaged in growing food

The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care.

The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.

Socialization through training and education

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;