Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Settled agriculture: A farming system where people live permanently in one location and cultivate the land continuously, as opposed to shifting or nomadic cultivation.
   • The state or practice of permanent settlement for cultivation: Refers to the act of establishing a fixed residence to farm a specific area of land.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To practice settled agriculture: To adopt a lifestyle of permanent settlement focused on farming.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Định canh là bước tiến quan trọng trong lịch sử phát triển nông nghiệp. (Settled agriculture is an important step in the history of agricultural development.)
  • Chính sách định canh định cư đã giúp ổn định đời sống cho nhiều đồng bào. (The policy of settled agriculture and settlement has helped stabilize life for many ethnic communities.)

• Verb:

  • Người dân ở vùng này đã chuyển từ du canh sang định canh. (The people in this region have transitioned from shifting cultivation to practicing settled agriculture.)

Advanced Usage

• "Định canh định cư": A common compound phrase meaning "sedentarization and settlement," often referring to government policies aimed at helping nomadic or shifting cultivation communities establish permanent homes and farms.
  • Dự án hỗ trợ định canh định cư cho đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số. (A project supporting sedentarization and settlement for ethnic minority communities.)

Variants and Related Words

• Định cư (v/n): To settle; settlement. Often paired with "định canh."
• Du canh (n): Shifting cultivation (the opposite practice).
• Du cư (n): Nomadism; nomadic life.

Synonyms

• Canh tác cố định: Fixed cultivation.
• Nông nghiệp định cư: Sedentary agriculture.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Dân định canh": Settled farmers; a community practicing settled agriculture.
  • Vùng đồng bằng là nơi sinh sống chủ yếu của dân định canh. (The delta region is primarily inhabited by settled farmers.)

1. Settled agriculture