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EXTENSIVE SYSTEM/CULTURE

Definition

Extensive culture operations are characterized by: (a) a low degree of control, i.e., of environment, nutrition, predators, competitors, disease agents; (b) low initial costs, low-level technology and low production efficiency; (c) high dependence on local climate and water quality; use of natural water bodies (ponds, bays, embayments) and of natural, often unspecified, food organisms.

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