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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 was a massive increase in agricultural yields between 1943 and 1970 that occurred worldwide. Green Revolution may also refer to: The Green Revolution in India, a massive increase in agricultural products in India; The 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, an attempted revolution after Iran's 2009 presidential election
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.
Richard Gere, His Family Spend Time On Farm Enjoying ‘Basic Pleasures’ Of Nature After Hospitalization. As a U.S. citizen, Silva revealed that she voted in a U.S. election for the first time ...
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