smallholding
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Ms Johnson explained the water hit her smallholding "like a tidal wave" after the area was hit by bad weather in the past week.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
He says the technology could improve the lives of the poorest farmers in the world: “70% to 80% of farmers are smallholding farms with two to three animals.”
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
He has found that current modeling of local smallholding forestation sites is not compatible with the internationally agreed Paris Agreement.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
According to the Coldiretti agricultural association, more than 5,000 farms were left under water in the region, which accounts for a third of Italy's fruit harvest, including Ferrini's smallholding.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023
Mr. Jelliman brought in several young workers from Sekhukhuneland, and the place soon appeared to be like any other smallholding in the country.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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