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S/E/229. Do the negative consequences of the Green Revolution outweigh the positive ones?

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2010
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In this paper the term ‘Green Revolution' accredited to the U.S. Agency for International Development and refers to an international agricultural research system that sought to transfer and adapt scientific advances in western agriculture to the conditions in developing countries. The essay focuses on three issues for more in-depth analysis, outlining the positives and negatives of: consequences for poverty and income inequality, the environment and the GR impact on feeding the developing world.

 

KEYWORDS: Green revolution, GR, poverty, farming, agriculture, environment, west, western, developing world, developing countries, inequality, international relations!,

 
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