Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensive farming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-sive -farm-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

extractivism

Synonyms

conventional agriculture industrial agriculture intensive agriculture

Antonyms

organic agriculture organic farming

Questions

What does intensive farming mean?
An industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.

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