Towards a Second Green Revolution

Towards a Second Green Revolution

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Genetic research in some fundamental crops, together with the use of chemicals as pesticides and fertilizers, opened the way in the 1950s and 1960s to great changes in methodology in agriculture - with astonishing results in the tropics. This change became known as the Green Revolution - a truly great revolution in methods and materials which, when applied with intelligence, made possible in a few years the achievement of complete sufficiency in cereals production in South and South East Asia, Mexico and South America. After 20 years of continuous success, aspects of the Green Revolution need to be rediscussed in the light of new findings and possibilities offered by scientific and technological progress - and negative side effects on environment and health.

These papers examine the present state of agriculture, and indicate the way forward for its development, especially in the tropics and, in particular, Africa and South America. The need

Towards a Second Green Revolution,G. B. Marini-Bettolo,Elsevier Publishing Company,0444989277,Agricultural Chemistry,Agricultural chemicals,Business / Economics / Finance,Congresses,Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical,Environmental aspects,Industries - General,Pesticides,Pesticides And The Environment,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Tropics

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