Harvesting commonly refers to
grain and produce, but also has other uses:
fishing and
logging are also referred to as harvesting. The term harvest is also used in reference to
harvesting grapes for
wine.
Wild harvesting refers to the collection of plants and other edible supplies which have not been cultivated. Within the context of
irrigation,
water harvesting refers to the collection and storage of rainwater for agricultural or domestic uses. Instead of
harvest, the term
exploit is also used, as in exploiting fisheries or water resources.
Energy harvesting is the process of capturing and storing
energy (such as
solar power, thermal energy,
wind energy, salinity gradients, and
kinetic energy) that would otherwise go unexploited.
Body harvesting, or
cadaver harvesting, is the process of collecting and preparing cadavers for
anatomical study. In a similar sense,
organ harvesting is the removal of tissues or organs from a donor for the purposes of transplanting. In a non-agricultural sense, the word "harvesting" is an economic principle which is known as an exit event or
liquidity event. For example, if a person or business was to cash out of an ownership position in a company or eliminate their investment in a product, it is known as a harvest strategy.
Canada Harvesting or
Domestic Harvesting in Canada refers to hunting, fishing, and plant gathering by
First Nations,
Métis, and
Inuit in discussions of
aboriginal or treaty rights. For example, in the
Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, "Harvesting means gathering, hunting, trapping or fishing...". Similarly, in the
Tlicho Land Claim and Self Government Agreement, Harvesting' means, in relation to wildlife, hunting, trapping or fishing and, in relation to plants or trees, gathering or cutting." == Gallery ==