Smallholder (Noun)
Meaning
A person owning or renting a smallholding.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Many of the crop failures are blamed on lack of technology and expertise available to smallholders in rural areas of the country.
- The introduction of organic farming techniques greatly improved crop yield for smallholders who were struggling with low income.
- Most smallholders lack the financial resources needed to invest in improving irrigation and fertilisation.
- Due to climate change rural smallholders, in particular, are struggling to keep their livestock fed and watered.
- The charity initiative provides subsidies to struggling smallholders to upgrade their equipment and receive business training.