Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
contour farming
Dutch translation:
contourbouw
Mar 11, 2011 17:55
13 yrs ago
English term
contour farming
GBK
English to Dutch
Science
Agriculture
Definition from
NMSU Glossary:
(crop science) Field operations such as plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting on the contour, or at right angles to the natural slope to reduce soil erosion, protect soil fertility, and use water more efficiently.
Example sentences:
Contour farming is performed on sloping cropland by following the natural contours when tilling and harvesting the soil, planting, and cultivating. It also includes following established grades of terraces or diversions. (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
An early use of contour farming where crop rows match the natural lay of the land. This Iowa farmer is plowing with equipment pulled by horses. (IOWA pathways)
Contour farming is most effective on slopes between 2 and 10 percent. (NRCS, CA)
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 +2 | contourbouw |
Frank van Thienen (X)
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Proposed translations
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3 days 6 hrs
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contourbouw
alternatieve termen, afhankelijk van context: contourploegen, contourteelt, terrassering
Definition from
European Environment Agency glossary:
Grondbewerken en telen op een helling, langs hoogtelijnen, om zodoende erosie, waterverlies en watervervuiling te verminderen.<br /><br />_"The performing of cultivations along lines connecting points of equal elevation, so reducing the loss of top soil by erosion, increasing the capacity of the soil to retain water and reducing the pollution of water by soil."_
Example sentences:
"De belangrijkste zijn combinatieteelt, woelen en contourbouw (planten langs de hoogtelijnen); deze worden hieronder besproken." (European Commission)
Peer comment(s):
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Oliver Pekelharing
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Thank you, Olly!
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Koen Speetjens (X)
: Nog een alternatief: ploegen langs/volgens de hoogtelijnen
8 days
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Bedankt, Koen!
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