(のうほう)

のうほう
noun
farming method; agricultural technique
1. farming method; agricultural technique
A method or system of cultivating crops, such as organic or traditional farming.
(あたら)しい農法(のうほう)(ため)す。
To try a new farming method.
この地域(ちいき)では(むかし)からの農法(のうほう)(まも)られている。
In this region, traditional farming methods have been preserved.
農薬(のうやく)使(つか)わない有機(ゆうき)農法(のうほう)手間(てま)がかかるが、安全(あんぜん)作物(さくもつ)(つく)れる。
Organic farming that uses no pesticides takes effort, but it produces safe crops.

Compound of (のう) (agriculture) + (ほう) (method). Refers to a system or approach to cultivation rather than a single task.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 有機(ゆうき)農法(のうほう): organic farming
  • 自然(しぜん)農法(のうほう): natural farming (without chemicals or tillage)
  • 伝統(でんとう)(てき)農法(のうほう): traditional farming methods

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 栽培(さいばい): cultivation; growing — the act of raising plants, not the overall method
  • 農業(のうぎょう): agriculture; farming — the whole industry or occupation