i) The invention of machines for extensive farming Eg seed drill, iron plough ii) Discovery of fertilizers which led to high yields/manure
iii) Discovery of pesticides and fungicides which facilitates control of crops diseases
iv) Improvement in transport especially the railway which facilitated transportation of bulky goods/farm products and farm workers
v) High demand for food at rapidly growing urban population
vi) Demand for agricultural and industrial raw materials
vii) Reclamation of wasteland - which gave rise to more arable land
viii) Development of new breeds of crops as a result of research in agriculture
ix) Migration of people to towns created room for plantation farming in the rural areas,
x) The enclosure acts/systems pushed people out of the rural areas and created room for plantation agriculture
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