The Green Revolution In The 1930's

The green revolution occurred between the 1930’s and the late 1960’s. Monsanto was at the top of the list of “corporate totalitarians” that benefited from the depletion and deterioration of our natural resources. The term refers to the increase of agricultural production worldwide, particularly in developing countries. To guarantee this increase in production, concerned parties relied on modern irrigation projects, dangerous chemical herbicides and pesticides, synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and high yielding varieties. Although the concept of the Green Revolution may have stemmed from a good place, the effects were detrimental. Inorganic materials added to the soil and plants polluted the soil and water systems in and around the fields. Water pollution exposed people and the environment downstream to the lethal chemicals being used in the farm fields. Pollution and tillage resulted in lower soil quality increasing topsoil erosion. Unintentional consequences in water use, soil deprivation, and chemical runoffs have had grave environmental impacts past of areas of cultivation and because of this the green revolution died down and more sustainable agricultural practices are being implemented, however there are still “big business threats” out there who are more concerned with their capitalist agenda than the foreseeable future of our Earth.
On January 12 2010 an immense magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti with an epicenter about 15 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left to live on the …show more content…
Foreign aid need to help Haiti’s peasant farmers by teaching them to implement sustainable, environmentally friendly methods of cultivating, not give them cancerous foods, investment heavy seeds and expensive Legoute