Broadly speaking, the practice involves taking one large field and managing it as if it were dozens or even hundreds of smaller ones, in order to address the wild variability — in soil, topography and exposure to the elements — that exists across large swaths of land. (canadianbusiness.com)
But sadly, you may also stumble on large swaths of land that have been cleared for unsustainable rice cultivation and illegal timber logging. (rainforest-alliance.org)
Biofuels also are contributing to the hikes but mainly because the EU and the United States are subsidizing domestic production of crops like corn that offer low efficiency when turned into fuel and compete with other foodstuffs for large swathes of land in these already densely populated areas, Clini said. (biopact.com)