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Edexcel IGCSE Economics 1.2.2.b factors affecting productivity

Practise productivity-factor questions by linking drainage, irrigation, education, migration or technology to output per resource.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Economics 4EC1

Exam points

  • Explain how drainage, irrigation or fertiliser affects land productivity in farming.
  • Assess how education, training or migration changes labour quality and output per worker.
  • Link capital investment or technology to efficiency gains and productivity growth.

1.2.2.b Factors affecting productivity question 1

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Figure 3 shows a long-run average cost (LRAC) curve diagram.

Figure 3

Figure 3

In 2024, it was recommended that additional funding should be provided for the drainage of farmland in India.

Explain one way an improvement in drainage may affect the productivity of Indian farmers.

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