HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Industrial Agriculture has many benefits. Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with industrial agriculture?
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The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low.
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Larger food production per hectare.
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Monoculture can be more efficient.
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Economy of scale can make the food less expensive.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most highly subsidized crops-corn, soy, wheat, and rice-are the most abundantly produced and most consumed, often in the form of ultra-processed foods.
Detailed explanation-2: -By growing just one crop species in a field at a time, monocultures enable farmers to use machinery, increasing the efficiency of activities like planting and harvesting. But despite supplying the lion’s share of the world’s food, monocultures are amongst the most controversial features of today’s agriculture.
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