extensive agriculture
noun[U]
ukusPRODUCTION,ENVIRONMENT
farmingthat usestraditionalmethodsand uses lesslabourandinvestmentthan moremodernmethodsinordertofarmfairlylargeareasofland:
Cropyieldsareinevitablylowerin theareasthatpractisethistypeofextensiveagriculture.
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intensive agriculture