Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

The Navdanya (biodiversity conservation and farmers' rights) program in India:


A) failed miserably after small farmers found that the hybrid seeds it provided could not grow without expensive, toxic pesticides.
B) now serves as a model for others who seek to promote regionally-appropriate, self-sustainable agriculture.
C) shows that subsistence methods have nothing to do with population-based biocultural diversity.
D) failed miserably because modern farming techniques worked so well for the once-poor farmers in the region that they wanted nothing to do with the old-time ways Navdanya promoted.
E) has helped to bring the small farmers out of the dark ages by providing them with modern, scientifically-based tools.

Answer