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The government of state Y is promoting organic farming this year onwards. Thus, the raw material needed for it is made available at a subsidised rate. Free regular classes are also arranged to train the farmers in organic farming methods and to solve their problems.
The farmers of village B however are still continuing with the industrial farming methods despite several requests from the government.
Which of the following statements, if considered true, may support the action of farmers of village B
- Industrial farming leads to more productivity in the short term, however, in the long term, it diminishes the soil life and production becomes heavily dependent on chemicals.
- Organic farming requires considerably more skill as compare to industrial farming
- Although a few farmers across State Y has tried their hand at organic farming earlier, none of the farmers of village B have participated in it before.
- Organic food is expensive and not many people in State Y may be able to afford it, however with the subsidies, provided by the government, it will become affordable.
- Organic farming methods are very labour intensive as regular extensive observation is required whereas finding labour at affordable cost is a challenge for farmers of village B.
