small-scale agriculture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmall-scaleandagriculture
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small-scale
adjective
uk/ˈsmɔːl.skeɪl/us/ˈsmɑːl.skeɪl/
small, especially when compared to other things ...
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agriculture
noun[U]
uk/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/us/ˈæɡ.rə.kʌl.tʃɚ/
farming:
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(Definition ofsmall-scaleandagriculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In both eras, government protection and support may well have encouraged investment with little regard to competitive efficiency and largely neglecting or prejudicingsmall-scaleagriculture.
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Of the 735,000 km2 in lost or degraded forest, 61 per cent was converted to largescale agriculture or plantations, and 26 per cent to land covers indicative ofsmall-scaleagriculture.
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It was mainly these individuals who confronted the state in public meetings, rather than less-well-connected residents whose livelihoods were based onsmall-scaleagriculture, not wage or salaried labour.
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We also need rules within agricultural policy enablingsmall-scaleagriculturein the archipelago to survive.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In this way a totally innovative potential is established, because we must remember that, until now, thissmall-scaleagriculturehad been completely forgotten.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Such measures should be directed atsmall-scaleagricultureand family agriculture, as well as the fishermen of these regions, to guarantee their production.
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These countries need subsidies in order to guarantee food security and to supportsmall-scaleagriculture.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am not speaking out here in favour of some wonderfully cosy form ofsmall-scaleagriculture.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We need to support our smaller suppliers andsmall-scaleagricultureand horticulture.
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In particular, we must supportsmall-scaleagricultureand healthy food production.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I agree with him about the importance of supportingsmall-scaleagriculture, and agriculture generally.
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In our opinion, it is more reasonable not to quantify these targets from the outset, so as not to create ever more obstacles tosmall-scaleagriculture.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In other words, even in a country as small as ours there is a difference betweensmall-scaleagriculturein the north, and larger-scale agriculture in the south.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The economy of most rural communities on the island is based onsmall-scaleagriculture.
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The remaining land was subdivided into 5acre m2 lots suitable forsmall-scaleagriculture.
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The building was originally used as a dwelling house, and the accompanying burgage plot was used forsmall-scaleagriculture.
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With renewed interest since the late 1990s by farmers and the public insmall-scaleagriculture, their numbers have recently made a small recovery.
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The species is threatened by habitat loss, primarily due tosmall-scaleagriculturetaking place within the valley it inhabits.
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Because of the warmer climate, the conditions forsmall-scaleagricultureand cattle herding were even better than nowadays.
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Small-scaleagriculturehad only a minor impact on the region, and the prairie remained primarily a plain/prairie ecosystem.
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