Category: I

intensive farming: A farming system that uses high levels of inputs, such as labor, fertilizers, and capital, to achieve high yields. Intensive farming can increase productivity but requires careful management to avoid environmental degradation.

intensity: The degree to which land is used. Helps farmers optimize land use.

import: 1. To introduce new things from elsewhere. 2. To buy crops or produce in foreign countries and bring them back into the home country. They import dates from North Africa. Knowledge of imports helps farmers diversify their produce and meet market demands.

insemination: The introduction of sperm into the vagina. Helps farmers understand and apply artificial insemination techniques.

integrated pollution control: An approach which looks at all inputs and outputs from a process that is likely to cause pollution and regulates other factors as well as emissions. Abbr IPC, IPPC. Helps farmers manage environmental impact of farming practices.

infest: (of pests) To be present somewhere in large numbers. Pine forests are infested with these beetles. Plants that have been infested should be dug up and burnt. Helps farmers manage pest infestations.

inseminate: To impregnate, by introducing male spermatozoa into the female’s body so that they link with the female’s ova. Helps farmers manage breeding programs.

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: An organization established in 1972 at Hyderabad, India. Abbr ICRISAT. Farmers benefit from research on crops suited to semi-arid conditions.

IPC: Integrated pollution control. Helps farmers manage environmental impact of farming practices.

intramuscular: Referring to something which is inside the muscle, as intramuscular fat in meat. Helps farmers understand animal anatomy and meat quality. Compare intermuscular.