In India,which Segment of the Population Benefitted the Most from the Green

question 62

Multiple Choice

In India,which segment of the population benefitted the most from the Green Revolution?

• A) environmentalists
• B) merchants, particularly those who owned their own fleet of trucks
• C) poor farmers in the drier parts of the country
• D) poor farmers who had access to water
• E) wealthy farmers who owned large tracts of land

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