A Large-Scale Agricultural Development Flashcards

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Give two advantages of a large-scale agricultural development.

Increased food production and improved food security; also job creation and export earnings from cash crops.

Give two disadvantages of a large-scale agricultural development.

Small-scale farmers lose land or are priced out, and profits go to large companies.

True or false? Large-scale agricultural developments always increase the number of rural jobs.

False. Mechanisation often means fewer rural jobs, even though some jobs are created.