Green Revolution refers to a series of research‚ development‚ and technology transfer initiatives‚ occurring between the 1940s and the late 1970s‚ that increased agriculture production worldwide‚ particularly in the developing world‚ beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.[1] The initiatives‚ led byNorman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation‚ involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains‚ expansion of irrigation
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GEO111 Green Revolution Done by: CA Calcutt s215156919 /2015 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 WHAT IS THE GREEN REVOLUTION?……………………………………………………………………….….....……3 WHY WAS THE GREEN REVOLUTION SO POPULAR?.................................................................3 METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING THE GREEN REVOLUTION…………………………………………………….4 IMPROVEMENTS & ADVANCES BROUGHT BY THE GREEN REVOLUTION………………….…………..5 IMPACTS OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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With the rapid growth of our global population pouring into the next millennium‚ we will witness an ever-growing hunger rate around the world. That is unless we call for a revolution on the global scale. The Green Revolution which already sprouted in the early part of the century only need to add a bit more momentum and we will see a bright future for the human race‚ a future without hunger and starvation ¡V hopefully.<br><br>It is becoming increasingly difficult for the planet to support its overwhelming
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DBQ Essay AP World History Green Revolution The Green Revolution was the world’s introduction to modern agricultural and a time of vast improvements in the world’s fight against hunger. New technologies such as High Yield Variety seeds‚ chemical fertilizer‚ and agricultural machinery led this revolution and are still a big part of the way we produce food for the world today. The Green Revolution was a savior do many small developing countries throughout the
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Although the Green Revolution was started to end world hunger and the disparity in developing countries‚ it caused other consequences which included population growth and changes in genetic diversity of certain plants and cultural lifestyles. This revolution introduced the use of new technology and many scientifically altered crops to the world. With the rise in food supply‚ the population increased and some countries weren’t as starving as before. But with the advancement in technology and crop
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Rubber Glove Market in Finland to 2018 - Market Size‚ Trends‚ and Forecasts On 10th MAR. 2014 This industry report offers the most up-to-date market data on the actual market situation‚ trends and future outlook for rubber gloves in Finland. The research includes historic market data from 2007 to 2013 and forecasts until 2018 which makes the report an invaluable resource for industry executives‚ marketing‚ sales and product managers‚ analysts‚ and other people looking for key industry data in readily
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symbolizes me An object that would describe me would be a rubber band. A rubber band is a short length of rubber‚ elastic in nature and formed in the shape of a circle which is commonly used to hold things together. Traditionally‚ rubber bands were brown in colour‚ making them difficult to spot‚ however in 2004‚ due to several complaints from the general public about postal carriers creating litter by discarding the rubber bands which they used to keep the mail together‚ the Royal Mail‚ which
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The Green Revolution in Iran On June 12‚ 2009‚ a series of protests broke out after the results of the presidential election in Iran. The riots started in the capital city of Tehran‚ and quickly spread throughout the Islamic Republic. Protestors gathered in other major cities around the world‚ including New York City (Mackey). Hundreds of thousands‚ if not millions of Iranians were protesting against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection‚ which was allegedly the result of electoral fraud
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TITLE: DISCUSSION ESSAY: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IS THE NEW ’GREEN REVOLUTION’ WITH ADVANTAGES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND CONSUMERS. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IS THE NEW “GREEN REVOLUTION” WITH ADVANTAGES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND CONSUMERS. INTRODUCTION Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified plants produced by genetic engineering technology. The technology allows genes to be transferred from one organism into the other and can occur between unrelated species
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Tyre Recycling : The New Business on the Block Wednesday‚ 31 March 2010 00:00 Nimesh Sharma Opportunities - Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form User Rating: / 174 PoorBest Bottom of Form The number of vehicles hitting the roads is increasing everyday and so is the number of tyres. There is a business opportunity up for grabs and it’s in recycling them. With more than 33 million vehicles added to the Indian roads in last three years‚ can you guess
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