| 词汇 | marginal-land |
| 释义 | marginal land noun[ U ] uk /ˌmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl ˈlænd/ us /ˌmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl ˈlænd/ land that is found on the edge of cultivated areas and is often difficult to grow crops on边缘土地 Fertile or infertile land barrenly barrenness bottomland bread basket cultivable fertile fertility granary hardscrabble hospitable hostile luscious lush lushly sterile uncropped uncultivable uncultivated unfertile unfertilized You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses marginal land | Business Englishmarginal land noun[ C ] ukus farming land that is of poor quality and does not produce much profit: With rising prices for crops, marginal land is coming under pressure to be put back into cultivation. Examples of marginal landmarginal land As a result, expanding colonial presence pushed indigenous populations onto increasingly marginalland. Improving the techniques used by hillside farmers on marginalland may be part of the story. During 1979-80, marginalland holdings constituted 53.06 per cent of the total holdings and 15 per cent of the total area. This will be especially damaging if they only have access to marginalland or to humid tropical forest frontiers. The extensive network of terracing and irrigation were abandoned, and farmers were forced to migrate to lower altitudes to farm marginalland. The text reveals, besides a form of very marginalland use, also a change in the scientific perception of the marsh. The increase in production has resulted mainly from the extension of the area under cultivation and the use of marginalland previously devoted to livestock for grazing and browsing. Much of it is on hill or marginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is to be done for the small farmer who is struggling on marginalland? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two out of every three farmers on hill and marginalland are earning no more than the value of their own family labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To carry a heavy annual rate of interest is sometimes not at all easy on marginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see such farms considered under a marginalland scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is really no good giving subsidies to farms on marginalland which can never make a profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if that cannot be done directly, there are other ways in which grants or assistance for hill farming and marginalland can be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is, the problem of the marginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of marginal land These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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