Green Revolution

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The Green Revolution was a mid-20th-century agricultural transformation that dramatically increased global crop yields through high-yield varieties, synthetic fertilizers, and modern farming techniques, significantly reducing hunger in many developing countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural movement ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
technological revolution ⓘ
aimedAt improving food security ⓘ
increasing crop yields ⓘ
reducing hunger ⓘ
appliesTo maize ⓘ
other cereal crops ⓘ
rice ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization Ford Foundation ⓘ
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ⓘ
International Rice Research Institute ⓘ
Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ
coinedBy William Gaud ⓘ
coinedIn 1968 ⓘ
criticizedFor environmental degradation ⓘ
increased inequality among farmers ⓘ
loss of crop biodiversity ⓘ
soil fertility decline in some regions ⓘ
water table depletion ⓘ
effect expansion of irrigated area ⓘ
increased cereal production ⓘ
increased use of chemical inputs ⓘ
population growth support ⓘ
reduced food shortages in many countries ⓘ
rural socioeconomic change ⓘ
field agriculture ⓘ
agronomy ⓘ
plant breeding ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
followedBy concept of Evergreen Revolution ⓘ
discussions of sustainable agriculture ⓘ
hasEndTime late 20th century ⓘ
hasPeakPeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
hasStartTime 1940s ⓘ
influencedRegion Asia ⓘ
India ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
developing countries ⓘ
keyFigure M. S. Swaminathan ⓘ
Norman Borlaug ⓘ
William Gaud ⓘ
precededBy traditional agriculture ⓘ
uses chemical pesticides ⓘ
high-yielding crop varieties ⓘ
improved crop management practices ⓘ
irrigation infrastructure ⓘ
mechanized farming equipment ⓘ
synthetic fertilizers ⓘ

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Lal Bahadur Shastri National Memorial, New Delhi → focusesOnEvent → Green Revolution in India ⓘ
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Stanley Johnson → notableWork → The Green Revolution ⓘ
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Yaqui Valley irrigation system → associatedWith → Green Revolution in Mexico ⓘ
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Miracle Rice → developedDuring → Green Revolution ⓘ
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Borlaug Award → inspiredBy → Green Revolution ⓘ
National Agricultural Science Museum → focusesOn → Green Revolution in India ⓘ
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