PRODUCTION,ENVIRONMENTfarmingthat usestraditionalmethodsand uses lesslabourandinvestmentthan moremodernmethodsinordertofarmfairlylargeareasofland:Cropyieldsareinevitablylowerin theareasthatpractisethistypeofextensiveagriculture.Compareintensive agriculture(Definition ofextensive agriculturefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofextensive agriculture
extensive agricultureIt is a large fertile valley withextensiveagriculture.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The district is made up of flat farmland and supportsextensiveagricultureand a large population.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of thisextensiveagriculture, black bears, wolves and about 35 species of plants have been extirpated.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fantastic property had a large garden andextensiveagriculturedomains whose revenue was assigned to her.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Except in the sandy areas there isextensiveagriculture, including rice and cotton.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite the fertile soil, difficult accessibility and an uneven surface made the area inappropriate forextensiveagriculture.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Outside of the city, the municipality is still very rural withextensiveagriculture; however, this employs only three percent of the population.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bothextensiveagriculture, and small scale, vegetables and fruits, are practiced.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The combination of the rugged terrain andextensiveagricultureleads to significant runoff after storms, contributing to the many rapids along both rivers.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The monastery owned and developedextensiveagricultureareas, and the abbot exerted influence over a large area.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/extensive-agriculture##
