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cultivation

[kuhl-tuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌkʌl təˈveɪ ʃən /




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Edmond Albius devised the hand-pollination technique that made vanilla cultivation commercially viable; he died in poverty after emancipation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The transition from ancient cultivation to large scale industrial farming has fundamentally altered the structure and strategy of one of the world's most important food crops.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Barbed wire served as a symbol of violence and oppression, but also of agriculture, cultivation and survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But for many farmers mango cultivation has, in recent years, become more challenging.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

As more effort was directed towards cereal cultivation, there was less time to gather and hunt wild species.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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