Results of the Green Revolution

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Results of the Green Revolution

• Africa experienced very little success 1970s.
• Insecurity, lack of infrastructure, corruption,
  lack of cooperation
• Natural limits, water and soil

2
Future of the Green Revolution

• Yield increases leveled off in mid 1980s
• Petro chemicals costs increases
• Chemical fert, pest, and herb damage the ecosystem

3
Future of the Green Revolution

• Fert - runoff makes algee grow, too much oxygen,
  choke out fish
• Herb - eliminate plant diversity
• Pest - eliminate insect diversity
• All exspensive

4
Future of the Green Revolution

• Genetically altered plants mutate others (roundup
  ready corn)
• Loss of diversity of food

5
Future of the Green Revolution

• Neo-Malthusian theory
• Sustainability
• Carrying capacity
• Time article

6
Future of the Green Revolution

• Monocultures - lack of diversity in diet
• Socioeconomic - poor cannot afford to farm.

7
Future of the Green Revolution

• Globalization
• Larger farms, fewer farmers
• Poor move to cities
• Work in foreign owned factories
• Rich richer, poor poorer