APFIVE Energy Efficiency of the Green Revolution
Studies of Green Revolution agriculture show that it requires approximately 10 calories of fossil fuel energy to produce 1 calorie of food. This ratio is a primary indicator of:
A
The superior nutritional value of mechanically harvested crops
B
The energy inefficiency of industrialized agriculture
C
The need for genetic modification to improve yields
D
The economic advantage of small-scale farming
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