Does "The policy of taking land out of production" mean...?

Does "The policy of taking land out of production" mean "The policy of making land no longer producing crop"?

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Definition of set-aside in English:
noun

1 [MASS NOUN] The policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses:
government subsidies could be an alternative to set-aside
[AS MODIFIER]: grants for providing public access to set-aside land

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