Accountant - Somebody who is responsible for maintaining and checking the financial (money) records of an individual or company. 
Agriculture - Managing the growth of plants and animals for human use, this includes growing and harvesting crops, breeding and raising livestock, dairying, and forestry. 
Agronomist - Somebody who studies the science of soils and plants, this includes soil management, land use and the growing of crops 
Audit - A regular check that is carried out to ensure that things are being done correctly 
Bio-indicator - An organisms that is sensitive to changes in the environment around them and is therefore useful in indicating the presence of pollutants
Chemist - A scientist who works with and performs tests involving chemicals 
Conferences - A meeting for exchanging information and opinions 
Consultant - Somebody who provides advice or services in their area of expertise 
Curate - To manage a collection of something, such as in a museum, gallery, laboratory 
Curriculum Vitae (CV) - A summary of a persons educational qualifications and experience. A Curriculum Vitae is needed when applying for work.
Diagnosis - To identify the cause of an illness or problem. 
Ecologist - Somebody who studies the relationships between living organisms and the environment they live in.
Ecosystem - A community of organisms and the environment in which they live 
Employee - Somebody who is paid by an individual or business to do work
Employer - A person or business that hires and pays one or more workers 
Entomology - The study of insects 
Expertise - The skills and knowledge of somebody who is an expert in something 
Extension -One to one communication between scientists and farmers 
Graduate - Somebody who has completed a diploma or degree course 
Genetic Engineering - Changing the genetic material of people, animals and plants, using technological methods. This process is used to treat disease, alter plant and animal characteristics and create useful biological products such as insulin 
Harvest - The crops that are gathered during a particular season 
Hazards - A risk or source of danger 
Horticulture - The science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees. 
Human Resources - The field of business that involves employing new people and managing the people that work for the company 
Induction - The process of starting somebody into a new job. This include showing them around the company, introducing them to the people that work there and helping them settle in to their new job. 
Industry - Any production or manufacturing business 
Information Technology - The use of technology such as computers, electronics, and telecommunications to communicate information 
Invertebrate - Animals that do not have a backbone 
Macro-invertebrates - Animals that do not have a backbone and can be seen with the naked eye 
Marketing - Presenting products or services to potential customers in way a that will encourage them to buy 
Nematodes - Non-segmented, microscopic worm like organisms that feed on plants, animals and even humans 
Nematology - The study of Nematodes 
Occupational Health and Safety - Understanding and being aware of possible hazards in the work place and preventing them before they occur 
Orchardist - Somebody who owns and manages an orchard (an area of land used to grow fruit or nut trees) 
Organism - a living thing such as a plant, animal, or bacteria 
Payroll - a list of employees and the pay they receive 
PhD - stands for Doctor of Philosophy - The highest level of a university degree that can be obtained 
Plant Pathologist - A scientist who studies the cause of diseases in plants
Plant propagation - To multiply or reproduce plants 
Prerequisite - What results or experience is needed to be accepted into a course
Pome Fruit - A fleshy fruit which has seeds but no stone such as apples, pears, nashi-fruit 
Post-harvest handling - The way in which fruit and vegetables are washed and stored after they are picked 
Profitable - Money that is made from a business activity 
Promotion - To advertise and inform people about events, products and information that may be useful to them 
Public Relations - Promoting a good image of a business to their customers 
Quarantine - Enforced isolation of people, animals or plants that may have been exposed to an infectious disease 
Recruitment - The process of starting a new job 
Rehabilitation - The process of becoming well and healthy again after being ill.
Research - Study or investigation to find out useful facts and information about a topic 
Retailer - Somebody who sells products or services 
Scholarship - An amount of money that is awarded to a student to help them with living expenses, study or travel. 
Species - A group of animals that have the same characteristics 
Staff - The people who work for a company 
Taxonomy - Identifying and naming plants or animals
Techniques - A particular method of doing something 
Terrestrial - Animals and plants that live on land 
Toxicology - The study of poisons and their effect on the human body
Trade Unions - An organisation of workers that is set up to ensure that its members have good wages, benefits, working hours and conditions. 
Turf - A dense thick even cover of grass 
Viticulture - The study of planting and growing grapevines for winemaking 
Zoology - The scientific study of animals and all aspects of animal life