Question

8. State whether the following statement is true or false: (1)

The modern farming methods have overused the natural resources.​

Answer 1

The answer of this is true

Answer 2

The sentence is exactly true.

Explanation:

This modern farming methods have undobtly made the farmers self dependent by increasing their prodiction.Thus by over use of these can damage the soil fertility.In this modern farming this overuses the natural resources like soil,for example,over use of fertilisers,pesticides and artificial manures does not allow the soil to replenish by it self.

• Disadvantages of using modern farming

methods:

- water retaining capacity of the soil decreases

- pesticides may kill useful insects

- money spent on agriculture increases

- they pollute the environment