INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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Question
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Many farmers abandoned the raising of livestock.
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Farmers needed more acreage to produce the same amount of food as before.
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Farmers were able to make more healthful food available.
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Small landholders began establishing commercial farms.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The contributions of agricultural mechanization in various stages of crop production could be viewed as saving in seeds, saving in fertilizers, saving in time, reduction in labour, increasing in cropping intensity and higher productivity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The level of mechanization has a significant positive impact on the cost, output value, income and return rate of all types of crops. For every 1% increase in the level of mechanization, the yields of all crops, grain crops and cash crops increase by 1.2151, 1.5941 and 0.4351%, respectively.
Detailed explanation-3: -It enhances productivity, besides reducing human drudgery and cost of cultivation. Mechanization also helps in improving utilization efficiency of other inputs, safety and comfort of the agricultural worker, improvements in the quality and value addition of the produce.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Some negative side effects of mechanized farming include a smaller workforce and more pollution. While changing the agricultural landscape, mechanized farming, which relies on machinery to increase productivity and output, has economic, safety, and environmental disadvantages.