Dictionary

intensive farming en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An 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.

Antonyms

organic agriculture · organic farming

Hyponyms

intensive animal farming

Relateds

extractivism

Synonyms

conventional agriculture · industrial agriculture · intensive agriculture

Translations (3)

pl rolnictwo intensywne (approach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield) · fi tehomaatalous (approach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield) · fi tehoviljely (approach to farming involving high use of inputs for maximum yield)