লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
smallholder
The term refers specifically to the scale of land ownership and management. While every smallholder is a farmer, not every farmer is a smallholder. It carries a strong connotation of limited resources and is frequently used in the context of international development, rural sociology, and agricultural policy to describe those who operate on a scale that is often barely sufficient for subsistence.
In a modern Western context, it can describe a "hobby farmer" or someone practicing "homesteading," but in global economic discourse, it typically refers to peasants or small-scale producers in developing nations who face systemic challenges like lack of access to credit or industrial machinery.
Compared to "industrial farmer" or "agribusiness," "smallholder" implies a more direct, manual relationship with the land and a smaller ecological footprint, often associated with biodiversity and traditional farming methods.
Meanings
Examples
The government introduced new subsidies to support the local smallholder.
I wonder if I could actually make a living as a smallholder in the countryside.
Many a smallholder struggled to survive during the Great Depression.
Being a smallholder requires a lot of hard work and versatility.
The cooperative helps every smallholder get their produce to the city market.
He is a dedicated smallholder who grows organic vegetables for the village.
Smallholders often face more challenges with equipment than large industrial farms.
You should talk to the smallholder next door if you want to learn about soil quality.