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AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SETTING THAT TRIGGERED CHANGES IN FARMING PRACTICES Featured
Some global economic and historical data have promoted direct seeding:- The oil crisis in the 1970s led to a reduction in fertilizer use and fuel consumption.
- The reduction in herbicide and specialised farming equipment prices in the 1990s.
- The increased volatility in world commodity prices prompted some countries to diversify their agricultural production and crop rotations.
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