Meanings
nounintensive farming (uncountable)
- uncountableagricultureAn industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.
Synonyms: conventional agriculture, industrial agriculture, intensive agriculture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.
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Opposite
organic agricultureorganic farming
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Translations
Finnish tehomaatalous, tehoviljely
- tehomaatalousapproach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield
- tehoviljelyapproach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield
Polish rolnictwo intensywne
- rolnictwo intensywneapproach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield
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