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FACTORY FARMING [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Industrial Operations
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

factory farm: A term applied to a farm or type of farming which is usually operated on a large scale according to modern business efficiency standards, solely for monetary profit, as contrasted to a so-called family farm, or farming as a way of life.

OBS

factory farming: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'exploitation industrielle
  • Économie agricole
OBS

agriculture industrielle : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de explotación industrial
  • Economía agrícola
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