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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. farming systems
  3. alternative farming

Término preferido

alternative farming

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information Production methods other than energy- and chemical intensive one-crop (monoculture) farming. Alternatives include using animal and green manure rather than chemical fertilizers, integrated pest management instead of chemical pesticides, reduced tillage, crop rotation (especially with legumes to add nitrogen), alternative crops, or diversification of the farm enterprise.

    Fuente: Agriculture Fact Book, USDA

    Tipo: Concept definition

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Sinónimos

  • alternative agriculture

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7138

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