Intensification describes which practice?

• A. Using more land for cultivation
• B. More intensely using current land, often due to more inputs or technology
• C. Reducing input use
• D. Shifting to service industries

Answer: (B)

Intensification means getting more output from the same piece of land by increasing how intensively it’s managed—often through more inputs or better technology. In practice, this looks like applying more fertilizer, more irrigation, better seeds, pesticides, machinery, and modern farming techniques to raise yields per acre without expanding the farming area. The idea is to enhance productivity on the existing land rather than converting more land to agriculture.

That’s why this option fits best: it describes using current land more intensely, driven by greater inputs or advanced technology. Using more land for cultivation would be extensification—expanding the farming area rather than intensifying production on the same land. Reducing inputs would lessen intensity, and shifting to service industries isn’t about on-farm production at all.