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AP Human Geography
Unit 5 – Agriculture and Rural Land–Use
Topic 5.5
How did the Green Revolution affect rural farmers economically?
Widened economic disparities between large-scale farmers and smallholders due to high input costs.
Led to overall prosperity for all farmers regardless of scale due to higher yields.
Caused universal bankruptcy among farmers because of excessive reliance on machinery
Reduced income for large-scale commercial farmers because smaller farms outperformed them with new technologies
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