✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

Green Revolution

en.wikipedia.org · 11,698 words · saved by 2 readers

The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period during which technology transfer initiatives resulted in a significant increase in crop yields. These changes in agriculture initially emerged in developed countries in the early 20th century and subsequently spread globally until the late 1980s. In the late 1960s, farmers began incorporating new technologies, including high-yielding varieties of cereals, particularly dwarf wheat and rice, and the widespread use of chemical fertilizers (to produce their high yields, the new seeds require far more fertilizer than traditional varieties), pesticides, and controlled irrigation.

Green Revolution - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agricultural developments in 1950s–1960s For other uses, see Green Revolution (disambiguation) . Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, World Agriculture History West Asia Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Austronesia Agricultural science Agricultural History Review Arab Agricultural Revolution Argentina Canada China Chile Columbian exchange Green Revolution Indian subcontinent Mesoamerica Middle Ages Neolithic Revolution Organic farming Palestine Peru United Kingdom British Agricul

Explore this link on the map →

saved by

related reading