Merriam Webster describes revolution as a sudden, extreme, or complete change in the way people live, work, etc. During the 1930s -1960s in South Asia there was a revolution that occurred concerning agriculture. This revolution has been marked in history as the Green Revolution. Many components went into making the Green Revolution the success that is was such as; the production of fertilizers, higher yielding crops, herbicides, and pesticides. The Green Revolution occurred due to a shortage of food and people dying of starvation. Throughout history there has been many revolutions. From the Industrial Revolution, which dealt manufacturing to The American Revolution which was completely different dealing with fighting and disagreements. The
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The main obstacle that stood out to me is the decrease in jobs. The machinery invented during the Green Revolution makes work easier and crop yields higher however the machine takes the place of the able-bodied men willing to work. Although now producing enough food to feed the world much of the world cannot afford it because they are not needed to work in the field of agriculture. That is where the 20/80 phenomenon comes into play. It means that 20% of the producers generate 80% of the total agriculture output. This is caused by one farmer being able to accomplish more so therefore he can buy more land and have a bigger farm. (About Us) This is one negative impact that the Green Revolution has had on people. There are many examples of negative impacts on the environment one of these examples is farm lands moved outward and into more remote areas. These remote areas are home to the wild animals of the world. When farmers increased their farm sizes they cut down forests which destroyed many animal’s homes. Also, the deforestation has caused much land to be susceptible to mud slides, erosion, and overall damage to the land. A plus now can have overall significantly damaging affects like chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Although very helpful in the present there are …show more content…
The Green Revolution ultimately had both positive and negative impacts however overall it was a very important event in agriculture history. Without such a revolution as this thousands of people would have starved to death and there is no way that we would all be eating today. The father of the Green Revolution Norman Borloug once said “Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world” (A Z Quotes). It has recently been proclaimed due to the rise in population that we must have another Green Revolution to sustain everyone. The population has jumped from about 3 billion people in 1960 to over 6 billion people today (info please). The population has doubled in just 50 years. However, the same amount of land is available for homes, industry, and agriculture. We must maximize the use of every inch of land which is what the Green Revolution was all
The main obstacle that stood out to me is the decrease in jobs. The machinery invented during the Green Revolution makes work easier and crop yields higher however the machine takes the place of the able-bodied men willing to work. Although now producing enough food to feed the world much of the world cannot afford it because they are not needed to work in the field of agriculture. That is where the 20/80 phenomenon comes into play. It means that 20% of the producers generate 80% of the total agriculture output. This is caused by one farmer being able to accomplish more so therefore he can buy more land and have a bigger farm. (About Us) This is one negative impact that the Green Revolution has had on people. There are many examples of negative impacts on the environment one of these examples is farm lands moved outward and into more remote areas. These remote areas are home to the wild animals of the world. When farmers increased their farm sizes they cut down forests which destroyed many animal’s homes. Also, the deforestation has caused much land to be susceptible to mud slides, erosion, and overall damage to the land. A plus now can have overall significantly damaging affects like chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Although very helpful in the present there are …show more content…
The Green Revolution ultimately had both positive and negative impacts however overall it was a very important event in agriculture history. Without such a revolution as this thousands of people would have starved to death and there is no way that we would all be eating today. The father of the Green Revolution Norman Borloug once said “Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world” (A Z Quotes). It has recently been proclaimed due to the rise in population that we must have another Green Revolution to sustain everyone. The population has jumped from about 3 billion people in 1960 to over 6 billion people today (info please). The population has doubled in just 50 years. However, the same amount of land is available for homes, industry, and agriculture. We must maximize the use of every inch of land which is what the Green Revolution was all