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Agriculture
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What does the chapter claim about the potential of intensive cultivation compared to the popular image of subsistence farming?
A
Agriculture can never exceed traditional subsistence-level yields
B
Machinery makes no meaningful difference to crop yields
C
Intensive agriculture (market gardens, greenhouses) could increase yields many times over while requiring far less labour than commonly assumed
D
Only extensive prairie-style farming can ever feed cities
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