What Is the Relationship Between the Green Revolution and Industrial

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the Green Revolution and industrial agriculture?

• A)The Green Revolution focuses on sustainable,organic farming methods,while industrial agriculture focuses on chemicals and technology.
• B)The Green Revolution increased food production in less developed nations,while industrial agriculture increased food production in more developed nations.
• C)The Green Revolution focuses only on naturally available crops,while industrial agriculture focuses on high-yield varieties of crops.
• D)The Green Revolution took practices from industrial agriculture-like pesticide use,irrigation technologies,and high-yield crops-and brought them to developing nations like China and India.
• E)The Green Revolution focuses on small-scale,family-owned farms while industrial agriculture focuses on multifarm corporate companies.

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