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Intensive farming

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003475

A system of raising crops and animals, usually on small parcels of land, where a comparatively large amount of production inputs or labor are used per acre. Compare extensive farming.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003475
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFarms, Agricultural Production Systems
Synonymsbiointensive farming; intensive agriculture; mini-farming
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFarming systems; Intensive livestock farming; Sustainable agricultural intensification; Intensive cropping
TranslationsSpanish: agricultura intensiva
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003475",
  "term": "Intensive farming",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A system of raising crops and animals, usually on small parcels of land, where a comparatively large amount of production inputs or labor are used per acre. Compare extensive farming.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biointensive farming",
    "intensive agriculture",
    "mini-farming"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "farming systems",
    "intensive livestock farming",
    "sustainable agricultural intensification",
    "intensive cropping"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agricultura intensiva"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/intensive-farming/"
}

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