Farmers suffering severe poverty often barely produce enough crops to survive, so these farmers

A) exist in a downward spiral of degraded land and reduced productivity.
B) often accumulate neighboring land, grow their farms, and rise out of poverty.
C) work longer days and increase their family sizes until their farms become very profitable.
D) typically convert their farms to forests and sell lumber at much higher prices.


A

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