GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

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What is intensification?
A
An organizing structure where the main unit has the power, right, and ability to control smaller units.
B
When people begin to live permanently in one place instead of moving around to find food
C
Getting more resources from a given land area by creating new technologies and lifeways.
D
An order of social classes with producers at the bottom and leaders or kings at the top.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The development of agriculture involves an intensification of the processes used to extract resources from the environment: more food, medicine, fibre, and other resources can be obtained from a given area of land by encouraging useful plant and animal species and discouraging others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sustainable intensification (SI) practices, including fertilizer and herbicide application, crop residue retention, reduced tillage and improved seeds, have potential in many regions to enhance production outcomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Sustainable Intensification means simultaneously improving the productivity and environmental management of agricultural land” (Rise 2014:7).

Detailed explanation-4: -Sustainable intensification (SI) is defined as a process or system where agricultural yields are increased without adverse environmental impact and without the conversion of additional non-agricultural land. The concept does not articulate or privilege any particular vision or method of agricultural production.

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