Low input agriculture

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003853",
  "term": "Low input agriculture",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A farming system in which the use of off-farm resources, such as commercially purchased chemicals and fuels, is minimized and the use of internal resources, such as biological pest controls, solar or wind energy, biologically fixed nitrogen, and other nutrients from green manures, organic matter or soil reserves, is maximized.",
  "synonyms": [
    "low input farming systems",
    "low input farming",
    "low-input agriculture",
    "low-input farming"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "farming systems",
    "integrated agricultural systems"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AFSIC; Systems Research for Agriculture by Laurie E. Drinkwater (2016), as adapted from National Research Council. 2010. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agricultura de bajo insumo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/low-input-agriculture/"
}