agriculture

Question 1

bark

Answer 1

the hard outer covering of a tree

rind(fruit), peel, shell

Bark contains many different compounds, including lignins, tannins and suberins.
Corks are stripped from the bark of special trees

Question 2

sapling

Answer 2

young tree (fidan)

A young tree with a slender trunk is known as a sapling.
Students planted several different saplings in school’s garden.

Question 3

desertification

Answer 3

the process by which land changes into desert, for example because there has been too much farming activity on it or because a lot of trees have been cut down

The desertification of the least profitable areas of the country is inevitable.
World is facing a tremendous risk of desertification.

Question 4

ripe

Answer 4

(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten:

The pods split open when the beans are ripe.
The oil is made by crushing and pressing ripe olives.

Question 5

smallholding

Answer 5

an area of land that is used for farming but is much smaller than a typical farm

He moved to the country where he runs a smallholding growing vegetables and keeping a cow.