unsustainable agriculture

American  

[uhn-suh-stey-nuh-buhl ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˌʌn səˈsteɪ nə bəl ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

1. any of a number of farming methods, such as repeatedly growing the same crop and overusing chemicals, that eventually result in the depletion of the natural resources necessary for productive agriculture.

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Etymology

Origin of unsustainable agriculture

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Wetlands loss is due to urbanisation and unsustainable agriculture, it says.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021

The desert farms are magnificent 20th century monuments to unsustainable agriculture.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2012