Essays on Green Revolution

By 1942 World War II was finally over, but the after effects were no good. The war cause heavy casualties and issues such as starvation, poverty, health problems, and other difficulties. With the world’s ever-growing population, countries soon faced the facts that they simply couldn’t...

The Green Revolution is an effort that has increased crop yields throughout the world since 1950. These high yielding crops are produced by planting monocultures of genetically altered plants and by using inorganic fertilizer, irrigation water and pesticides in large quantities. It is arguable that...

The Green Revolution in Asia World Issues May 27, 1996 The Problem: With the high and rapidly growing population of Asia, many people go hungry. How can the world support these people?; and, how can these people feed themselves? What cost will this have on...

Overview of the Changes Bangladesh being an agro-based country has undergone significant changes over the last few decades; especially since the inception of the technologies of the Green Revolution in the late 1960s. Green Revolution has brought about productivity-based production by replacing the traditional area-based...

Foundations of the Revolution The mid to late twentieth century saw a revolution that dramatically changed the field of agriculture and is known as the Green Revolution. It saw a substantial increase in agricultural productivity due to the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, the...

As an arts student, I have been able to have and appreciate the opportunity of joining in on sociology courses. Reflecting back over these past 12 weeks, I had the moments of engaging in challenging yet cognitive global topics. By cognitive, I would like to...

The three basic elements of India’s green revolution were the use of seeds with improved genetics, the continued expansion of plantations, and established farmland double-cropping. Through improving plant genetics, farmers were able to grow plants that were more disease resistant and, among other things, yielded...

The history of Green Revolution is traced back to the 1940s when Daniels, the U S Ambassador to Mexico and Henry Wallace, Vice President of the USA set up a scientific mission to help the development of agricultural technology in Mexico. High Yielding Varieties (HYVs)...