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The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These changes in agriculture began in developed countries in the early 20th century and spread globally until the late 1980s. [ 3 ]
The state of Punjab led India's Green Revolution and earned the distinction of being the "breadbasket of India." [1] [2]The Green Revolution was a period that began in the 1960s during which agriculture in India was converted into a modern industrial system by the adoption of technology, such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, mechanized farm tools, irrigation facilities ...
The Green Revolution promised to end hunger and poverty, and to benefit rural societies everywhere. Instead, its long-term effects included what the Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva has called "rural impoverishment, increased debt, social inequality and the displacement of vast numbers of peasant farmers". [52]
The green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term. Rakesh Kumar. December 26, 2023 at 8:55 AM.
The Second Green Revolution is a change in agricultural production widely thought necessary to feed and sustain the growing population on Earth. [1] [2] These calls came about as a response to rising food commodity prices and fears of peak oil, among other factors. [2] It is named after the Green Revolution.
The green, orange and yellow lines indicate how surface temperatures will likely respond if leading carbon emitters begin to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Without immediate curbs, temperatures are set to follow the red track, and increase between 3.2 and 5.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The green line shows how we can minimize warming if ...
1960–1961: Intensification and Ecological Consequences The campaign intensified during these years, with widespread efforts to eliminate the targeted pests. However ...
Climate change will wipe out about $1.47 trillion in U.S. home values over the next three decades and hasten economic gaps in U.S. communities, a report released on Monday finds.