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ON-FARM DEVELOPMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Rural Planning (Agriculture)
OBS

on a farm

OBS

Improvement. ... In American land laws. An act by which a locator or settler expresses his intention to cultivate or clear certain land; an act expressive of the actual possession of land; as by erecting a cabin, planting a corn-field, deadening trees in a forest; or by merely marking trees, or even by piling up a brush-heap.

OBS

usually plural

Key term(s)
  • on-farm improvement
  • on-farm development
  • land improvements
  • permanent improvements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Aménagements ruraux (Agriculture)
DEF

Travaux qui modifient d'une façon durable les caractéristiques d'un fonds agricole ou d'une région (irrigation, épierrage, assèchement) et qui bénéficient souvent d'une aide financière de la collectivité.

OBS

par exemple, sur une exploitation agricole

OBS

le plus souvent au pluriel

Key term(s)
  • améliorations des terres
  • améliorations foncières
  • améliorations agricoles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
  • Planificación rural (Agricultura)
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