noun
- small farms or pieces of agricultural land, typically worked by their owners
Usage: British English; plural form of smallholding
Examples
- Many smallholdings in the countryside produce vegetables for local markets.
- The government provided support to help establish new smallholdings.
- Traditional smallholdings often combine crop growing with livestock raising.
- Rural smallholdings play an important role in food security.
- The family has worked their smallholdings for three generations.
- Organic smallholdings are becoming increasingly popular among consumers.