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agriculture
vr.tr.agriculture · thing-q11451
Let an agent handle agriculture by system, products, inputs, land and regulation, and connect it to food, environment and livelihoods.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
System How farming is done.
Farming type
Crops, livestock, mixed.
Type
The type of farming.
- What type of farming is this? definition
- Is it organic, conventional or other? provenance
Scale
Size of holding.
Scale
Size and output.
- How large is the holding, and what does it produce? measurement
- Is it subsistence or commercial? definition
Inputs Land, water, chemicals, labour.
Resources
Land and water.
Resource use
Land and water use.
- How much land and water does it use? measurement
- Is irrigation sustainable? boundary
Chemicals
Fertilisers and pesticides.
Chemical use
Chemicals applied.
- Which fertilisers and pesticides are used, within which rules? boundary
- Are records kept? provenance
Output and market What it produces and sells.
Yield
Production.
Yield
Yields.
- What yields does it achieve? measurement
- How variable are they? measurement
Market
Sales and support.
Market
Markets and subsidies.
- Where is produce sold, and at what price? measurement
- Which subsidies does it receive? provenance
Impact and safety Environment and people.
Environment
Soil, water, biodiversity, climate.
Environmental impact
Impacts.
- What are its environmental impacts? measurement
- Which measures reduce them? action
Safety
Farm work.
Safety
Worker safety.
- What are the main risks to farm workers? boundary
- Which safety rules apply? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- weed of cultivation, cocalero, Bollenteelt, watercress bed, Herb spiral, Farmers' Association, flower industry, digital agriculture, biodynamic agriculture, biodynamic viticulture, Horticultural production, Rural engineering
What it is Filled
The practice of cultivating plants, fungi and animals for food, fibre, fuel and other products, including crop farming, livestock, horticulture and related industries.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle agriculture by system, products, inputs, land and regulation, and connect it to food, environment and livelihoods.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Deliberate cultivation, unlike foraging
- Spans crops, livestock and horticulture
- Heavily regulated and subsidised
- Major environmental footprint
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Apply pesticides or fertilisers beyond the label or legal limits, or near water.
- Operate farm machinery near people without safeguards.
- Neglect livestock welfare.
- Misrepresent origin, organic or welfare status of produce.
Only with a human decision
- Culling animals or destroying crops.
- Applying regulated pesticides.
May
- Report crop, livestock and market data from official sources.
- Monitor fields, animals and machinery it is authorized to manage.
Moral aspects Filled
- Farming feeds people but can degrade soil, water and biodiversity.
- Farm workers often face dangerous conditions and low pay.
Who is affected
- Farmers and farm workers
- Consumers
- Livestock
Owners Filled
Steward
The farmer; agricultural authorities regulate land use, inputs and animal welfare.
Master systems
- Agricultural holding and livestock registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1801887 - registry parent class
- Q357279 - registry parent class
related
- food - main output
- land and water - resources
- animal and plant - organisms
- agricultural policy - subsidies and rules
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.agriculture
- Wikidata: Q11451 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11451)
- farm holding number: jurisdiction-specific registration of holdings
- FAO commodity code: FAOSTAT codes statistics
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- share of world land: about 37 percent - agricultural land
- share of freshwater withdrawals: about 70 percent
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Cultivated fields and farm buildings
- Crop patterns and machinery
- Farmers associations and certification labels
- Fields, orchards, greenhouses, barns and livestock; watercress beds and herb spirals at small scale; industrial farms at large.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- farm crops and livestock
- regulate and subsidise it
- measure yields and impacts
- certify it, as organic or to other standards
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Soil erosion and degradation
- Water pollution from nutrients and pesticides
- Injuries from machinery
- Crop failure from drought and pests
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Common Agricultural Policy
- Organic regulation such as EU 2018/848
- Pesticide and fertiliser rules
- Animal welfare in farming
Context of use required Filled
- Producing food and raw materials.
- arable farming
- livestock farming
- horticulture and floriculture
- aquaculture
- organic, conventional and agroecological systems
- subsistence and commercial farming
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11451: agriculture - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Agriculture - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should farming systems be separate entries?
- How should agricultural statistics be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as cocalero; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11451/spec.json