- land set-aside
- land set-aside noun(also set-aside) the practice of taking arable land out of production, eg for environmental or national economic reasons• • •Main Entry: ↑land
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set-aside — /set euh suyd /, n. 1. something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose. 2. a tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc. 3. a tract of farmland on which commercial crops or a specific crop… … Universalium
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set-aside — N UNCOUNT: oft N n In the European Union, set aside is a scheme in which some areas of farmland are not used for a period of time, either because too much is being produced already, or so that a crop does not become too cheap. ...set aside land … English dictionary
set-aside — 1. noun a) something that is set aside for a specific purpose b) (Britain and Europe) land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses 2 … Wiktionary
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Set-Aside Scheme — Introduced into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 1988, a system of financial compensation for farmers for leaving a set proportion of their land uncultivated for a specified period of time … Glossary of the European Union and European Communities
set-aside — the policy within the EU, begun in the late 1980s, in which farmers are paid for keeping land out of production. Introduced to address the overproduction of food in these countries … Geography glossary
set-aside — UK / US noun [uncountable] British a) a system in which the European Union pays farmers not to grow crops in particular areas, in order to control prices or the amount of crops grown b) land that is not used for crops according to this system … English dictionary
