It is precisely in the most densely populated parts of the world that agriculture has lately made such strides as hardly could have been guessed twenty years ago.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “It is precisely in the most densely populated parts of the world that agriculture has lately made such strides as hardly…”
Editor's note · Context
He observes that densely populated areas have made significant agricultural advancements in recent years.
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