agricultural intensification
Definition | Source | References |
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An increase in agricultural production per unit of inputs (which may be labour, land, time, fertilizer, seed, feed or cash). |
Global assessment (1st work programme), Americas assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme) | FAO, 2004. The ethics of sustainable agricultural intensification. |
The process by which land becomes increasingly used for agricultural production. Agricultural intensification can apply to high-input (machinery, fuel, chemicals) farming as well as to lower- input traditional to organic practices. |
Pollination assessment | |
The process of increasing the use of capital, labor, and inputs (e.g. fertilizers, pesticides, machinery) relative to land area, to increase agriculture productivity. |
Sustainable use assessment | EUROSTAT, 2018 |