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=== Agriculture === Increasing the [[Crop yield|yield]] of a crop, such as wheat, for a given area will reduce the area required to achieve the same total yield. However, increasing efficiency may make it more profitable to grow wheat and lead farmers to convert land to the production of wheat, thereby increasing land use instead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2016 |title=Drones, crops and Jevons' Paradox |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/blog/post/drones-crops-and-jevons-paradox |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=Centre for Society, Technology and Values |language=en}}</ref>
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