Question

How did technology transform agriculture and created a population shift within the state?

Answer 1

The following are the ways in which technology transformed agriculture and created a population shift within the state:

• The advancements in the technologies of various agricultural equipment allowed the farmers to take larger pieces of land under cultivation.
• This eventually culminated in surplus production of agricultural goods and an equivalent fall in their prices.
• Thenceforth, more people could afford healthy food and which helped in maintaining health properly.
• The death rate due to starvation, malnutrition, etc., decreased drastically and hence there was a shift in the population of the state.