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slash-and-burn farmer [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

Slash-and-Burn Farming - By far the most important agents of deforestation globally are the slash-and-burn farmers who live in or on the margins of all of the world's tropical forests. It is estimated that small farming families account for nearly 2/3 of all deforestation ... Unlike traditional farming methods that were used in harmony with the forests' recuperative capacity, current slash-and-burn farming depletes the very soil resource upon which all agriculture and forestry depend.

Key term(s)
  • slash and burn farmer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Incendies de végétation
OBS

agriculteur pratiquant la culture sur brûlis : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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