Question

The adoption of which two practices helped to increase the amount of food produced per unit area of farmland?

four-field crop rotation



the application of chemical pesticides



the use of steam-powered tractors



land irrigation using steam-powered pumps



selective livestock breeding

Answer 1

Correct answer:

crop rotation of four fields

selective livestock

• The production systems were improved during the seventeenth century with the arrival of professional agriculture and the selective breeding of livestock. The discovery of molecular genetics and genetics offered the possibility of breeding specific animals with desired characteristics and qualities more quickly.

• The rotation of four fields has its origin in the early sixteenth century in which wheat, turnips, barley and clover were included which in turn raise livestock throughout the year. The rotation of crops in four fields becomes a key development in the British Agricultural Revolution.