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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPeriurban agriculture
/ˌpɛr.iˈɜːr.bən ˈæɡ.rɪˌkʌl.tʃər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Farming and livestock production located on the outer fringes of towns and cities, often directly supplying urban markets with fresh produce.
"Periurban agriculture plays a crucial role in enhancing the local food security and ecological sustainability of rapidly expanding metropolitan areas." - 2
Agricultural practices integrated into the socio-economic and ecological web of urban-rural transition zones.
"Municipal planners are increasingly zoning land specifically for periurban agriculture to preserve green belts around the city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'peri-' (Greek 'perì' meaning around or about) combined with 'urban' (Latin 'urbanus' related to a city), paired with 'agriculture' (Latin 'agricultura', from 'ager' meaning field and 'cultura' meaning cultivation). The term emerged in modern urban planning and environmental science literature in the late 20th century to describe farming activities occurring in the transitional zones between urban and rural areas.
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agriculture périurbaine
Transliteration: [aɡʁikyltyʁ peʁyʁbɛn]
"L'agriculture périurbaine aide à approvisionner les marchés locaux en légumes frais."
stadtrandnahe Landwirtschaft
Transliteration: [ˈʃtatʁantˌnaːə ˈlantvɪʁtˌʃaft]
"Stadtrandnahe Landwirtschaft verbindet städtische Märkte mit regionaler Produktion."
agricoltura periurbana
Transliteration: [aɡʁikoˈltuɾa peɾjuɾˈbana]
"L'agricoltura periurbana è fondamentale per la sostenibilità delle città moderne."
agricultura periurbana
Transliteration: [aɣɾikuɫˈtuɾa peɾjuɾˈbana]
"La agricultura periurbana abastece de alimentos frescos a las grandes ciudades."
agricultura periurbana
Transliteration: [aɡɾikuɫˈtuɾa peɾjuɾˈbɐnɐ]
"A agricultura periurbana promove a sustentabilidade alimentar nas metrópoles."
उप-नगरीय कृषि
Transliteration: up-nagrīya kr̥ṣi
"उप-नगरीय कृषि शहरी बाजारों के लिए ताजा सब्जियां पैदा करती है।"
城郊农业
Transliteration: chéngjiāo nóngyè
"城郊农业为城市居民提供了新鲜的农产品。"
근교 농업
Transliteration: geun-gyo nong-eop
"근교 농업은 대도시의 신선한 식량 공급에 중요한 역할을 합니다."
近郊農業
Transliteration: kinkō nōgyō
"近郊農業は都市へ新鮮な野菜を供給する。"
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