HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Geographer Ester Boserup would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
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Population growth will outpace the growth of the food supply.
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Population growth is unrelated to the food supply.
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The food supply is adapted by farmers to meet the changing population.
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Farmers cannot affect the level of the food supply.
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Subsistence farmers exist in isolation rather than a community.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Green Revolution in India was an effort to increase agricultural production with the help of industrial agriculture technologies such as : Hybrid seeds (wheat and rice). Hence, option 3 is correct. Fertilizers and pesticides.
Detailed explanation-2: -Boserup is known for her theory of agricultural intensification, also known as Boserup’s theory, which posits that population change drives the intensity of agricultural production. Her position countered the Malthusian theory that agricultural methods determine population via limits on food supply.
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