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Explain briefly two factors affecting the productivity of the land.
Solution
Factors affecting the productivity of land:
- The use of a high-yielding variety of seeds, an adequate amount of chemicals, biofertilizers, and pesticides, as well as improved agricultural implements such as power tillers or tractors, helps increase the yield of crops per hectare.
- The natural characteristics of land have a significant impact on its productivity. In agriculture, some properties of the soil would be more suitable for the cultivation of wheat than for the cultivation of rice. Cultivation in suitable soil helps increase land productivity.
- Productivity of land is influenced by several factors such as fertility of the soil, climate, irrigation facilities, location of land, ownership of land, use of land, use of capital, government policy, etc.
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