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4 marksSustainable Agricultural Practices

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(ii)

Table 1 provides comparative data on chemical pest control versus integrated pest management (IPM) in rice cultivation.

Describe another environmentally sustainable pest control method available to rice farmers.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Recommend which of the two pest control methods shown in Table 1 rice farmers should use, and justify your response.[6 marks]
  2. 2(b)(i)Recommend TWO environmentally sustainable agricultural practices that can reduce water runoff and erosion on this hillside farm.[2 marks]
  3. 2(b)(ii)Justify EACH of the two environmentally sustainable practices recommended in (b)(i).[8 marks]

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