BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: -It can make insect control and weed management safer while protecting crops against disease. Q. Which best describes a potential economic benefit to the rural areas of North Carolina? Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease-resistant crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since 2001, the popularity of NC as a biotech destination has resulted in the creation of more than 12, 000 jobs with three specific subsectors-drugs and pharmaceuticals, research, testing and medical labs, agricultural feedstock and chemicals-showing robust growth (18).

Detailed explanation-3: -Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers? Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.