Intensive farming advantages and disadvantages - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE Biology

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Intensive farming advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Can produce more food from less land
More variety of food can be produced
Food can be produced all year round
The food can be sold at cheaper prices
It is not very labour intensive

Disadvantages

Uses herbicides, which cause eutrophication
Uses pesticides, which can negatively affect food chains
People think intensive farming of animals is cruel (the animals have little space or freedom
Removal of trees and hedges to make fields destroys natural habitats and can also lead to soil errosion

Evaluation

Intensive farming is good, as it produces high crop yields and food that can be sold at cheaper prices, but it does use lots of damaging herbicides and pesticides, plus it raises ethical dilemmas in terms of animal welfare

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