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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > farming systems > low input agriculture
Preferred Term:

low input agriculture

Definition:
A farming system in which the use of off-farm resources, such as commercially purchased chemicals and fuels, is minimized and the use of internal resources, such as biological pest controls, solar or wind energy, biologically fixed nitrogen, and other nutrients from green manures, organic matter or soil reserves, is maximized.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
farming systems
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • low input farming
  • low-input agriculture
  • low input farming systems
  • low-input farming
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39541
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-12-16
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