How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming? 1. Permaculture farming…
How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming? 1. Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are predominant. 2. Conventional chemical farming can cause increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming. 3. Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions. 4. Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1 and 3
1, 2 and 4
4 only
2 and 3
Solution
Permaculture discourages monoculture; conventional chemical farming uses monoculture extensively (Statement 1 correct). Chemical farming increases soil salinity, while permaculture, which uses natural inputs, does not (Statement 2 correct). Permaculture can be done in semi-arid regions; statement 3 is incorrect. Mulching is integral to permaculture but not mandatory in chemical farming (Statement 4 correct).