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CULTURE INTENSIVE [3 records]

Record 1 2021-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

[The] high-density rearing in which [aquatic] organisms are grown in systems such as tanks and raceways, where the support parameters are carefully controlled by the culturist ...

OBS

[Dependance] on the natural environment is minimal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Méthode [de cultivation] d'organismes [aquatiques] à haute densité qui se pratique dans un milieu contrôlé, tel qu'un bassin, et selon laquelle l'éleveur maîtrise les paramètres [de cultivation].

OBS

[La] dépendance du milieu naturel est [...] minime.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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Record 2 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Farm Management and Policy
DEF

A method of farming in which the aim is to produce the maximum number of crops per year, of high yield, from the amount of land available and to maintain a high stocking rate for livestock.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Gestion et politique agricole
DEF

[...] agriculture dont le volume de production par hectare est élevé, soit parce qu'elle fait un usage efficace de ses ressources (travail, capital, etc.), soit parce qu'elle a des ressources importantes [...]

OBS

La culture intensive, qui existe dans les régions où une population dense exploite une superficie restreinte, cherche à obtenir des rendements élevés et s'oppose ainsi à la culture extensive [...]

OBS

agriculture intensive : 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)
  • Técnicas agrícolas
  • Gestión y política agrícola
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Record 3 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Soils (Agriculture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Sols (Agriculture)
OBS

Source(s) : Agriculture, mai 1995.

Spanish

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