extensive cultivation

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• extensive agriculture —   cultivation of a large land area producing a relatively low per unit yield …   Geography glossary

• extensive — extensively, adv. extensiveness, extensivity /ek sten siv i tee, ik /, n. /ik sten siv/, adj. 1. of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area. 2. covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels. 3. far reaching; comprehensive;… …   Universalium

• extensive agriculture —       in agricultural economics, system of crop cultivation using small amounts of labour and capital in relation to area of land being farmed. The crop yield in extensive agriculture depends primarily on the natural fertility of the soil,… …   Universalium

• extensive — /əkˈstɛnsɪv / (say uhk stensiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. of great extent; wide; broad; covering a great area; large in amount: an extensive forest; an extensive influence. 2. far reaching; comprehensive; thorough; lengthy; detailed:… …  

• extensive — adj. 1 covering a large area in space or time. 2 having a wide scope; far reaching, comprehensive (an extensive knowledge of music). 3 Agriculture involving cultivation from a large area, with a minimum of special resources (cf. INTENSIVE).… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Date cultivation in Dar al-Manasir — The female Tamim and the male date flower (تميم). Date palms are cultivated in Sudan from the Egyptian border in the North all the way along the Nile south of Khartoum until Sennar. In addition to the banks of the Nile, isolated occurrences of… …   Wikipedia

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