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
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increasing crop yields → reducing hunger → |
| appliesTo |
maize
→
other cereal crops → rice → wheat → |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Ford Foundation
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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
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increased cereal production → increased use of chemical inputs → population growth support → reduced food shortages in many countries → rural socioeconomic change → |
| field |
agriculture
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agronomy → plant breeding → rural development → |
| followedBy |
concept of Evergreen Revolution
→
discussions of sustainable agriculture → |
| hasEndTime | late 20th century → |
| hasPeakPeriod |
1960s
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1970s → |
| hasStartTime | 1940s → |
| influencedRegion |
Asia
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India → Latin America → Mexico → Pakistan → Philippines → developing countries → |
| keyFigure |
M. S. Swaminathan
→
Norman Borlaug → William Gaud → |
| precededBy | traditional agriculture → |
| uses |
chemical pesticides
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high-yielding crop varieties → improved crop management practices → irrigation infrastructure → mechanized farming equipment → synthetic fertilizers → |
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subject surface form: "IR36"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in rice"
subject surface form: "IR8"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in Asia"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in India"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in India"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in India (political support and implementation)"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in India"
this entity surface form: "phrase "Green Revolution""
subject surface form: "IR8"
this entity surface form: "Green Revolution in rice"