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unsustainable agriculture
[ uhn-suh-stey-nuh-buhl ag-ri-kuhl-cher ]
noun
- any of a number of farming methods, such as repeatedly growing the same crop and overusing chemicals, that eventually result in the depletion of the natural resources necessary for productive agriculture. Compare sustainable agriculture ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unsustainable agriculture1
First recorded in 1980–85
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