The Violence of the Green Revolution
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The Violence of the Green Revolution is a critical analysis by Vandana Shiva examining how industrial agriculture and high-yield crop technologies have harmed ecological systems, small farmers, and food security, particularly in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Violence of the Green Revolution canonical | 3 |
| Green Revolution increased ecological vulnerability | 1 |
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Target entity: The Violence of the Green Revolution Context triple: [Vandana Shiva, notableWork, The Violence of the Green Revolution]
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Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
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Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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Green Revolution
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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The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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evergreen revolution
The evergreen revolution is an agricultural development concept that seeks to sustainably increase farm productivity without ecological harm, emphasizing environmentally friendly practices and long-term food security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Violence of the Green Revolution Target entity description: The Violence of the Green Revolution is a critical analysis by Vandana Shiva examining how industrial agriculture and high-yield crop technologies have harmed ecological systems, small farmers, and food security, particularly in India.
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A.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
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B.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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C.
Green Revolution
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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D.
The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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E.
evergreen revolution
The evergreen revolution is an agricultural development concept that seeks to sustainably increase farm productivity without ecological harm, emphasizing environmentally friendly practices and long-term food security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political ecology book ⓘ |
| argues |
The Violence of the Green Revolution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Green Revolution increased ecological vulnerability
Green Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Green Revolution threatened long-term food security
Green Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Green Revolution undermined small farmers
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| author | Vandana Shiva ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
centralized agricultural planning
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chemical fertilizers ⓘ export-oriented agriculture ⓘ high-yielding variety seeds ⓘ pesticide-intensive farming ⓘ |
| field |
agrarian studies
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environmental politics ⓘ political ecology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Punjab ⓘ |
| genre |
development studies
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environmental studies ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Green Revolution
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agricultural policy in India ⓘ industrial agriculture ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical of Green Revolution policies
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ecofeminist ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
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Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development ⓘ |
| supports |
biodiversity-based farming
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local knowledge systems in agriculture ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| theme |
agrarian conflict
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corporate control of agriculture ⓘ critique of development paradigms ⓘ ecological impacts of high-yield agriculture ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ farmers' livelihoods ⓘ food security ⓘ loss of biodiversity ⓘ monoculture cropping ⓘ pesticide use ⓘ rural inequality ⓘ seed sovereignty ⓘ social impacts of agricultural modernization ⓘ soil degradation ⓘ technological dependence in agriculture ⓘ water resource depletion ⓘ |
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Subject: The Violence of the Green Revolution Description of subject: The Violence of the Green Revolution is a critical analysis by Vandana Shiva examining how industrial agriculture and high-yield crop technologies have harmed ecological systems, small farmers, and food security, particularly in India.
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