Discuss ways in which agricultural output can be increased

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1. Discuss the three ways in which agricultural output can be increased. What were the most common routes to growth of output in the past? What is the most appli- cable route in the present?

2. Discuss Ester Boserup's theory of the impact of increasing population density on changes in agricultural technology. What lessons can be derived from Boserup's analysis?

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