sustainable agriculture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsustainableandagriculture
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sustainable
adjective
uk/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/us/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
able to continue over a period ...
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agriculture
noun[U]
uk/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/us/ˈæɡ.rə.kʌl.tʃɚ/
farming:
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(Definition ofsustainableandagriculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsustainable agriculture
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Conceptualizing integrative, farmer participatory research forsustainableagriculture: from opportunities to impact.
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They include those most likely to be struggling to survive in environments too wet, too dry or too steep forsustainableagriculture.
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The principle ofsustainableagriculturemust be included as a component for developing sustainable communities.
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The capitalist composition of organic: the potential of markets in fulfilling the promise ofsustainableagriculture.
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He argues that thesustainableagriculturemovement involves more than an alternative set of farming methods and social relations.
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Nutrient cycling, transformations, and flows: implications for a moresustainableagriculture.
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Whilesustainableagricultureproponents broadly support these theoretical approaches, a number of practical questions remain to be answered.
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Smallholders, argues the author, were much better suited to the production of cocoa and much more able to practicesustainableagriculturewithout environmental damage.
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Flexible dryland cropping systems for long-termsustainableagriculture.
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Thus, much land clearing has concentrated in accessible areas which are not necessarily suitable forsustainableagriculture.
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Sustainableagriculturein developing countries: constraints, challenges and choices.
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Notwithstanding its title there is little aboutsustainableagriculturein this state.
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Sustainableagriculture: how to sustain a production system in a changing environment.
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Unfortunately, he envisions this as taking place in specificsustainableagricultureprograms.
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Energetic and ecosystem integrity: the defining principles ofsustainableagriculture.
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Reducing food poverty withsustainableagriculture: a summary of evidence.
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Also, as the author points out, the transition costs and time lag in reverting tosustainableagriculturecould be considerable.
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Reducing food poverty withsustainableagriculture: a summary of new evidence.
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