intensive agriculture

noun [U] (also intensive farming) ENVIRONMENT

Definition

› farming that uses a lot of machinery, labour, chemicals, etc. in order to grow as many crops or keep as many animals as possible on the amount of land available: The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in intensive agriculture has dramatically increased crop yields. → Compare extensive agriculture

(Definition of intensive agriculture noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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