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Incentive scheme introduced by the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1988, by requiring that farmers leave a proportion of their land out of intensive production.

          Reserved in advance.

                Uncultivated land.

                      1
                      New hedges divide fields, and strips of wild set-aside land run alongside.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      The Government has responded by establishing voluntary, set-aside netting provisions in two rivers.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      They have set-aside requirements that are geared toward helping minorities and disadvantaged groups.
                      Ebony
                      4
                      At some companies these set-asides fell in 2013 as interest rates rose.
                      Reuters