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permaculture

System of agriculture imitating natural ecosystems rather than (as in modern intensive farming) independently of them. Permaculture-based cultivation is in use in India, Nepal, and at a few urban sites in the West, the latter to economize on transport costs. Permaculture makes use of such techniques as mulching rather than digging, using climbing and dwarf species to maximize beneficial relationships in a restricted area, using minimal work and minimal chemicals.

The term permaculture was coined by Australian ecologist, Bill Mollison, in 1974. By 1992 there were 54 permaculture teaching centres worldwide.



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