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intensive farming
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various types of agriculture that involve higher levels of input and output per unit of agricultural land area
Intensive farming is an approach to agriculture that produces more food and uses more resources on the same amount of land compared to traditional methods. It matters because it allows farmers to grow larger quantities of crops or raise more animals in limited spaces, which affects how we produce food and use natural resources.
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Intensive farming of wheat in Lund, Sweden
Intensive agriculture, also known as intensive farming (as opposed to extensive farming), conventional, or industrial agriculture, is a type of agriculture, both of crop plants and of animals, with higher levels of input and output per unit of agricultural land area. It is characterized by a low fallow ratio, higher use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water, and higher crop yields per unit land area.
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