Question

what are the major advantages and disadvantages associated with HYV seeds ? explain.

Answer 1

advantage is that it helps in more production and hence more profit. One can grow more from a small piece of land.
disadvantage is that it requires lots of water and chemical fertilizers and are also costlier

Answer 2

Biggest disadvantage associated with HYV seeds is bigger requirement of water and also chemical fertilisers and pesticides to produce best results.

·  Higher yields are possible only from combination of HYV seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc.

·  Chemical fertilisers and pesticides degrade our environment killing necessary bacterias in soil.

·  Poor farmers could not afford HYV seeds due to increased requirement of fertilisers and machinery.

·  They require new machinery which replaced manual labour leading to unemployment and rural-urban migration.

advantage is that they increase tje yield crops...