Agricultural Revolution in Britain

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agricultural revolution historical period

The Agricultural Revolution in Britain was a period of major changes in farming techniques, land use, and rural society that dramatically increased agricultural productivity and supported rapid population and industrial growth.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
British Agricultural Revolution	6
Agricultural Revolution in Britain canonical	2
Agricultural Revolution	1
enclosure movement	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural revolution ⓘ historical period ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endTime	19th century ⓘ
field	British history ⓘ agricultural history ⓘ economic history ⓘ
hasCause	Agricultural Revolution in Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: enclosure movement investment by landowners in improvement ⓘ population growth in early modern Britain ⓘ rising grain prices in early modern period ⓘ
hasEffect	changes in rural social structure ⓘ consolidation of small farms into larger units ⓘ decline of subsistence farming ⓘ development of agricultural markets ⓘ displacement of rural labor ⓘ enclosure of common lands ⓘ fall in food prices (relative) ⓘ growth of commercial agriculture ⓘ growth of tenant farming ⓘ increase in food supply ⓘ increased agricultural productivity ⓘ increased demand for agricultural labor-saving machinery ⓘ rapid population growth in Britain ⓘ rise in land values ⓘ specialization of farming regions ⓘ support for Industrial Revolution in Britain ⓘ urbanization in Britain ⓘ
hasPart	Norfolk four-course rotation ⓘ development of market-oriented farming ⓘ drainage and land reclamation projects ⓘ enclosure movement ⓘ improvement of field systems ⓘ improvement of soil fertility ⓘ introduction of new crops ⓘ mechanization of agriculture ⓘ selective breeding of livestock ⓘ spread of scientific farming ideas ⓘ
involves	commercialization of rural economy ⓘ common land privatization ⓘ improvement of livestock breeds ⓘ introduction of new farm implements ⓘ open-field system transformation ⓘ parliamentary enclosure acts ⓘ reorganization of field boundaries ⓘ spread of agricultural experimentation ⓘ
mainRegion	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
notableFigure	Robert Bakewell ⓘ surface form: Arthur Young Charles Townshend ⓘ Jethro Tull ⓘ Robert Bakewell ⓘ
notableInvention	Rotherham plough ⓘ horse hoe ⓘ seed drill ⓘ
relatedTo	British population explosion in 18th century ⓘ parliamentary enclosure acts ⓘ surface form: Enclosure Acts Industrial Revolution ⓘ surface form: Industrial Revolution in Britain open-field system ⓘ rural-urban migration in Britain ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern Britain Georgian era ⓘ Industrial era ⓘ
usesMethod	clover cultivation ⓘ drilling seed with seed drill ⓘ enclosure of open fields ⓘ four-field crop rotation ⓘ marling and liming of soils ⓘ selective breeding ⓘ stall-feeding of livestock ⓘ systematic drainage ⓘ turnip cultivation ⓘ winter fodder production ⓘ

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Georgian era → hasPart → Agricultural Revolution in Britain ⓘ

Agricultural Revolution in Britain → hasCause → Agricultural Revolution in Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: enclosure movement

Norfolk four-course rotation → historicalContext → Agricultural Revolution in Britain ⓘ