Explain the effects of the agrarian revolution in Britain

      

Explain six effects of the agrarian revolution in Britain.

  

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John
1. Led to diversification of agriculture with cultivation of a variety of crops as well as practicing selective breeding

2. Increased food production due to improved methods of farming

3. Increased population due to regular food supply which resulted in higher life expectancy

4. Large-scale farming under plantation farms replaced small-scale farming

5. Led industrialization due to availability of agricultural raw material

6. Led to expansion of local and international trade which boosted her economy

7. Led to improvement of transport systems such as roads

8. It enhanced research and scientific innovations in the field of agriculture

9. Led to rural-urban migration of the landless peasants due to enclosure system to seek jobs in the factories

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? Led to increased food production hence food security
? The population of Britain greatly increased
? Led to the diversification of agriculture in both crop growing and livestock keeping
? Led to the development of industries
? Large-scale farming under plantation farms were established by the British farmers
? Local and international trade were expanded when farming was commercialized
? Transport systems were improved in the country
? Enhanced research and scientific innovations on better methods of farming
? The landless peasant farmers who migrated to the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, and South Africa introduced the scientific farming methods to these countries
? The rise of a class society where there was the rich and the poor
? Tourism industry developed where visitors from other countries came to admire and learn
the British achievements in agriculture
? Led to the creation of employment either in the farms or in the up-coming industries
? Led to the rural-urban migration by the peasant farmers in search of employment
? Led to the emergence of landless peasants
? Improved standards of living for the farmers
johnmulu answered the question on February 13, 2017 at 07:32


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