Question

Why don’t poor farmers use the machinery and fertilizers of Green Revolution farming? They do not like to use them. They are afraid of them. They misused and broke them. They cannot afford them.

Answer 1

The last option. If they are poor, how could they afford the machinery and the special fertilizers

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. They cannot afford them.

Step-by-step explanation

The green revolution was a trend that began in the mid-twentieth century, this initiated in the United States and transferred to the rest of the world to increase agricultural productivity through the implementation of new technologies and techniques. However, these technologies are often expensive especially in comparison to traditional tools and technologies. As a result of this, the green revolution only affected positively to those that could afford new technology while regular peasants could not buy this and continue using traditional methods. According to this, peasants do not use the machinery and fertilizers of the green revolution because they cannot buy them due to their highs costs, this added to the fact that the peasants are not commonly wealthy. So, the correct answer is D. They cannot afford them.