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Intensive

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003044

Relating to farming practices characterized by high levels of inputs, such as capital, labor, or agrochemicals, relative to the land area being farmed. The goal of intensive agriculture is to maximize yield or productivity from a limited amount of land. This approach contrasts with extensive farming, which uses lower inputs over a much larger area to achieve its production targets.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003044
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAgricultural equipment
See alsoIntensity; Intensive farming
TranslationsGerman: intensiv; Spanish: intensivo; French: intensif
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003044",
  "term": "Intensive",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Relating to farming practices characterized by high levels of inputs, such as capital, labor, or agrochemicals, relative to the land area being farmed. The goal of intensive agriculture is to maximize yield or productivity from a limited amount of land. This approach contrasts with extensive farming, which uses lower inputs over a much larger area to achieve its production targets.",
  "subject": "Agricultural equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "intensity",
    "intensive farming"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "intensiv",
    "es": "intensivo",
    "fr": "intensif"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/intensive/"
}

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