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Describe any two changes brought about in agriculture during the Industrial Revolution.
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Two changes brought about in agriculture during the Industrial Revolution are:
- Introduction of machinery, better seeds, new crops, the drainage of wasteland, the use of fertilisers and improvement in stock-breeding led to growth in agriculture.
- The farmers produced not only grains but also cash crops on a large scale and became very wealthy.
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