overcultivation
/ˌoʊvərˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
noun
- The practice of farming land too much or too often, leading to soil damage and reduced fertility.
- The government is trying to prevent overcultivation by promoting crop rotation.
- Overcultivation of the same crop every year depletes the soil of essential minerals.
- Overcultivation has turned once-fertile farmland into desert.