Sentence examples for extensive cultivation from inspiring English sources

The province's economy is essentially agricultural, even though the mountainous terrain is not favourable to extensive cultivation.

In 1616 they were visited by the French, who called them the Tobacco Nation because of their extensive cultivation of this plant.

Extensive cultivation in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) began in the 1920s under a government-subsidized program established to obtain fibre for sugar-sack manufacture.

Stoneless surface soil is sparse; it is suitable for extensive cultivation mainly in the Hanga Roa and Mataveri area in the southwest, at Vaihu and on the plain southwest of the volcano Rano Raraku, and on the prehistorically cleared Poike peninsula in the eastern corner of the island.

Production was not high, and there was extensive cultivation.

During the first millennium AD, extensive cultivation with long fallow periods was practised.

In addition, most Agta practice some form of agriculture, which ranges from highly extensive shifting cultivation to semi-permanent rice cultivation.

The coming of the Ottoman Turks in the 14th century promoted the growth of Skopje as a governmental and military centre and created large agrarian estates, which were later socialized by the communists and given over to extensive mechanized cultivation.

Since the 19th century, when extensive greenhouse cultivation first made it possible to purchase fresh flowers at any time of the year, there have been commercial growers of plant materials who supply the world's floral wholesale markets.

Extensive Olea cultivation marks the Archaic/mid-Roman era and post-Byzantine/modern era.

In addition, 77 and 66%% of the respondents stated that extensive shrimp cultivation is a human activity that compromises drinking water availability.