non-agricultural
Outside the fields
Not related to farming or the cultivation of land.
Non-agricultural describes land, income, work, or activities outside the farming sector: non-agricultural employment, non-agricultural use of rural land.
The term appears frequently in economic and zoning contexts to distinguish from agricultural categories.
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
zoning · rezoning · brownfield · greenfield · subdivision · construction · paving · deforestation
Sales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- tradeExchange of commodities
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- industrialOf factories and production
manufacturing · service sector · tourism · hospitality · mining · forestry · fisheries · e-commerce
Employment in manufacturing facilities
- office workAdministrative job tasks
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- constructionProcess of building something
retail work · professional · clerical · industrial labor · wage labor · salaried · livelihood · occupation
Of residential outskirts
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- dwellingPlace of residence
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
subdivision · plot · lot · estate · township · development · sprawl · bedroom community
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
infrastructure · zoning · rezoning · brownfield · greenfield · subdivision · construction · paving · deforestation · economic transition
retail
Sales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- tradeExchange of commodities
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
industrial · manufacturing · service sector · tourism · hospitality · mining · forestry · fisheries · e-commerce · entrepreneurship
factory work
Employment in manufacturing facilities
- office workAdministrative job tasks
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- miningExtracting earth's resources
construction · retail work · professional · clerical · industrial labor · wage labor · salaried · livelihood · occupation · career
suburban
Of residential outskirts
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- dwellingPlace of residence
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
homestead · subdivision · plot · lot · estate · township · development · sprawl · bedroom community · commuter
non-agriculturalagricultural
Of farming practices
farming · agrarian · pastoral · cultivated · horticultural
agricultural, agriculture, agriculturally, agriculturist, cultural, culture, cultures, cultured, culturing