mechanization of agriculture

collocation in English

meaningsofmechanizationandagriculture

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mechanization
noun[U]
uk
/ˌmek.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmek.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the process of introducing a machine to do something that used to be done ...
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agriculture
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/us
/ˈæɡ.rə.kʌl.tʃɚ/
farming:
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(Definition ofmechanizationandagriculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He comments, 'policies to modernize agriculture and small and medium-scale firms through use of modern equipment andmechanizationofagriculturewere adopted to correct such imbalances in development'.
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Themechanizationofagriculturein the 1930s had sharply cut the need for laborers.
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Friedberger argues that the postwar period saw an acceleratingmechanizationofagriculture, combined with new and better fertilizers and genetic manipulation of hybrid corn.
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This latter step is what changed the financial picture to heavily favor themechanizationofagriculture.
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Themechanizationofagriculturehad dropped the need for laborers.
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At the same time, themechanizationofagriculturedramatically reduced the need for farm laborers.
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Tractor output increased from 10,000 to 25,000 annually, and addedmechanizationofagriculturecontributed to a marked rise in commodity crop exports after 1961.
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As themechanizationofagriculturecontinued, women continued to leave the fields and go into service work, while the men drove tractors and worked on the farms.
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The reduced need for manual labour and animal labour that machinery, herbicides, and fertilizers made possible created an era in which themechanizationofagricultureevolved rapidly.
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