large-scale agriculture

collocation in English

meaningsoflarge-scaleandagriculture

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large-scale
adjective
uk
/ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/us
/ˌlɑːrdʒˈskeɪl/
involving many people or things, or happening over a ...
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agriculture
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/us
/ˈæɡ.rə.kʌl.tʃɚ/
farming:
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The region is a mosaic of active pasture land, small- andlarge-scaleagriculture, selectively logged forests, secondary forests and oldgrowth forests.
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Finally, in both cases,large-scaleagriculturedid not bring about major transformations in the internal socio-political order.
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Large-scaleagricultureand the conservation of biodiversity are a difficult match.
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Large-scaleagriculturedepends on these substances for the production of crops.
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The institute has been criticized for concentrating onlarge-scaleagriculturefor export markets.
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Civic agriculture represents a sustainable alternative to the potentially destructive practices of conventional,large-scaleagriculture.
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These may have been commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but are not used in modernlarge-scaleagriculture.
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Possible threats include urban development,large-scaleagriculture, mining activity, looting, erosion or unsustainable visitor numbers.
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When it was completed in 1951, there was a system of canals, wells and highways to supportlarge-scaleagriculturefor shipment to other places.
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While fundamentally different,large-scaleagricultureand organic farming are not entirely mutually exclusive.
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The terrain and soil types impededlarge-scaleagriculturealthough orcharding and general farming was and is conducted in suitable locations.
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Schools also may receive bonus foods, which are free surplus foods from farms orlarge-scaleagriculture, which also are not typically healthy options for children.
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One of the byproducts of traditional andlarge-scaleagricultureis the creation of additional habitats, such as second growth forests and fields/pastures.
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