noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
termination of cultivation; discontinuation of farming
Typically used in the context of tobacco farming, referring to the cessation of cultivation, often due to policy or economic reasons.
政府の減反政策により、多くの農家が煙草の廃作を余儀なくされた。
Due to the government's acreage reduction policy, many farmers were forced to discontinue tobacco cultivation.
この地域では煙草の廃作が進み、他の作物への転換が図られている。
In this region, tobacco cultivation is being phased out, and a shift to other crops is being promoted.