sustainable agriculture
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- noun
- /səˈsteɪnəbl ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃər/
- Specialized
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agricultura sostenible
- Farmers implementing sustainable agriculture techniques improve soil health and enhance crop yields over time.
- sustainable agriculture and forestry
- farmers' commitment to sustainable agriculture
- support sustainable agriculture
Examples
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Beekeeping may be seen as a perfect model of responsible, sustainable agriculture.
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Mexico recently allocated money to build a new national laboratory dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture.
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Indeed, this is a good example of sustainable agriculture thinking.
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Perhaps in the future we'll be able to increase the scale of sustainable agriculture.
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Changing farmers' knowledge and beliefs about sustainable agriculture should also change their attitudes.
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Our problem is how to build the soil back up with long-term sustainable agriculture.
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The study of China focuses on sustainable agriculture in the context of rapid evolution in the national economy.
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Today we're going to talk about the future of sustainable agriculture as it applies to poultry.
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But most countries have not yet explicitly put sustainable agriculture at the center of their policy frameworks.
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The survey results showed that sustainable agriculture has led to an average 93 percent increase in per-hectare food production.
Academic text (2003)
How Sustainable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase's meaning is a direct combination of 'sustainable' (able to be continued without harming resources) and 'agriculture' (farming practices), so the overall sense — farming that preserves resources and ensures long-term productivity — is transparently derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun composition is a common and predictable pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term sustainable agriculture comes from combining sustainable meaning 'able to keep going' and agriculture meaning 'farming', creating a picture of farmers using methods that do not use up soil, water, or harm nature. That's why it means farming that keeps the land healthy 'for the future'.