FORESTRY
GENERAL FORESTRY
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The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions
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The use of genetically modified seeds
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The increase of microloan programs that provide farmers with credit
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The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters
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The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population’s need for food. Which of the following best explains this change? The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Green Revolution resulted in increased production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) and was in large part due to the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding varieties, beginning in the mid-20th century with Borlaug’s work.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following explains how global demand for palm oil has proved beneficial and detrimental for countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia? Palm oil exports provided substantial corporate profits, but increased government subsidies to palm oil farmers led to increased poverty in the two countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -In general, during the post-Green Revolution period, the annual growth rate of food-grains was 2.62 per cent, a little above the rate of population growth.