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Agriculture / environment agriculture | | English term or phrase: environmental careful agricultural practices | I know what they mean here, but can anyone tell me the commonly used term please?
Thanks
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| | | environmentally-sensitive farming | Explanation:
I'm not disagreeing with Jerrie; this is merely another alternative as used by the agricultural ministry in the UK, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
Some reliable references:
Defra, UK - Weekly focus - Water pollution
... Defra's consultation on measures to promote environmentally-sensitive farming will
give farmers, environmental groups, industry and other interested parties ...
www.defra.gov.uk/news/issues/ 2004/waterpollution-170604.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.defra.gov.uk ]
Green Farming Buzz Gets Thumbs Up - IEMA
... farming and bio-diversity." Defra's Entry Level Scheme aims to make environmentally
sensitive farming accessible to as wide a range of farmers as possible. ...
www.iema.net/article.php?sid=2553 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
Annual milestone for DEFRA Sustainable Farming & Food Strategy ...
... the one year anniversary of the launch of Defra's flagship 'Sustainable ... a more
profitable, diverse, competitive and environmentally-sensitive farming and food ...
www.grc.cf.ac.uk/lrn/news/shownews.php?showcat=& page=1&item=362&month=&year=2003 - 21k
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| Selected response from:
  James Calder
Local time: 21:47
| Grading comment Thanks everyone, some useful alternatives, I just think sensitive is a little more formal and suits my context.cheers
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9 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 environmentally-sensitive farming
Explanation:
I'm not disagreeing with Jerrie; this is merely another alternative as used by the agricultural ministry in the UK, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
Some reliable references:
Defra, UK - Weekly focus - Water pollution
... Defra's consultation on measures to promote environmentally-sensitive farming will
give farmers, environmental groups, industry and other interested parties ...
www.defra.gov.uk/news/issues/ 2004/waterpollution-170604.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.defra.gov.uk ]
Green Farming Buzz Gets Thumbs Up - IEMA
... farming and bio-diversity." Defra's Entry Level Scheme aims to make environmentally
sensitive farming accessible to as wide a range of farmers as possible. ...
www.iema.net/article.php?sid=2553 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
Annual milestone for DEFRA Sustainable Farming & Food Strategy ...
... the one year anniversary of the launch of Defra's flagship 'Sustainable ... a more
profitable, diverse, competitive and environmentally-sensitive farming and food ...
www.grc.cf.ac.uk/lrn/news/shownews.php?showcat=& page=1&item=362&month=&year=2003 - 21k
| James Calder
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment Thanks everyone, some useful alternatives, I just think sensitive is a little more formal and suits my context.cheers
xx |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 sustainable agriculture
Explanation:
sustainable agriculture
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Note added at 3 hrs 46 mins (2004-09-20 12:18:38 GMT)
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The American Heritage ® Dictionary defines \"sustainable agriculture\" as: \"A method of agriculture that attempts to ensure the profitability of farms while preserving the environment.\"
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peer agreement (net): +1
