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

Institute for Animal Health: A major center for research into infectious diseases in livestock. Abbr IAH. Helps farmers stay informed about and manage livestock health issues.

inwintering: The practice of housing cattle and sheep during the winter months rather than keeping them outdoors. Helps farmers manage livestock housing and health during winter.

intervention price: Same as support price. The intervention price is the price at which the national intervention agencies are obliged to buy up agricultural commodities offered to them. Helps farmers understand price support mechanisms.

iso-: Prefix equal. Helps farmers understand terminology related to equality in scientific terms.

inactivate: To make something unable to act. The ultraviolet component of sunlight inactivates some herbicides. Helps farmers manage chemical usage in agriculture.

I symbol: Iodine – a chemical element essential to the body, especially to the functioning of the thyroid gland, and is found in seaweed. Knowledge of iodine is important for farmers to ensure the health of livestock and prevent deficiencies.