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6 marksSustainable Agricultural Practices

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)

Figure 1 illustrates rice field yields obtained by farmers in Bangladesh under normal versus reduced pesticide use from 1970 to 1995.

Describe the trends illustrated by each line graph in Figure 1, providing at least three points for each line graph.

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  1. 3(b)Describe two alternative methods that farmers in Bangladesh could adopt to control pests.[6 marks]
  2. 3(c)Outline one advantage and one disadvantage of using each of the alternative pest control methods described in 3(b).[8 marks]

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