deagrarianization

English

Etymology

de- +‎ agrarianization

Noun

deagrarianization (usually uncountable, plural deagrarianizations)

1. The process of moving a societal structure away from an agrarian mode toward something else.

References

• Bryceson, D. F., 1996: Deagrarianization and rural employment in sub-Saharan Africa: a sectoral perspective. World Development Oxford 24(1): 97-111