25. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) II

Organic farming is better than Green Revolution. Give reasons.

 

a. Green Revolution is the process of improving food production in underdeveloped and developing countries by using low-yielding crop varietieshigh-yielding crop varieties using traditional agricultural techniquesmodern agricultural techniques.

 

b. Organic farming involves production of crops with the use of synthetic fertiliserswithout the use of synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, transgenic plants, or other chemicals.

 

c. In organic farming, there is no use of fertilisers, and thus, there is no reduction in the soil fertilityreduction in the soil fertility.

 

d. Since there is no use of pesticides or any other chemicals, there is no harmful products or crops. It is thus an ecofriendly and pollution free method. FalseTrue