March+3rd,+2011

The "Green Revolution" has been hailed by many to be the single greatest answer to addressing world hunger. At the same time, it has garnered a huge number of critics.

What is the green revolution? What do you see as it's most compelling pros and cons?

The green revolution is a significant increase in agricultural productivity resulting from the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management techniques.  Read more: []

One advantage of 'the Green Revolution' is that it decreased the amount of human labour. Another advantage is thst paddy rice increased by 91% along with sugar cane up 41% and income by 20%. Therefore the introduction of 'The Green Revolution', which was the transformation in agriculture, introduced during the 1960's and 1970's, provided better management for the yields and pesticides and high-yield grain.

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