Question

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 an 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 conventional chemical farming

Select the correct answer using the code given below.  

1. 1 and 3
2. 1, 2 and 4
3. 4 only
4. 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1, 2 and 4

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 4.

• Permaculture tries to look at a piece of land in a holistic manner, integrating every animal and plant living on it, and combining that with social structures designed to foster long-lasting agriculture as well. Each element of a food cycle is broken down into what it requires and what it contributes, and then each element is pieced together to form a dynamically self-supporting
  whole. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
• High-density crops and the use of single crops over large expanses of land strips away necessary nutrients as generations pass, eventually leaving the land barren. So Permaculture discourages monoculture. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• At the same time, artificial fertilizers can build up salts over time, making the soil inhospitable to plants. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• Mulching is an important practice in permaculture. Hence, statement 4 is correct.