(agriculture) A type of subsistence agriculture in which land is cultivated for a period of time and then left uncultivated for several years so that its fertility will be restored.
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A type of subsistence agriculture where land is cultivated for a period of time and then left for some years to recover its fertility. This was a feature of infield-outfield cultivation in Britain, of areas of upland farming, and of the tropics, where it still survives in places.
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