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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459811203321

Titolo

The green revolution revisited : critique and alternatives / / edited by Bernhard Glaeser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011, c1987

ISBN

1-136-89163-3

1-283-10563-2

9786613105639

0-203-84044-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Development ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

GlaeserBernhard

Disciplina

338.1/09172/4

338.1091724

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Green Revolution

Green Revolution - Developing countries

Agriculture and state

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The green revolution : policy and implementation -- pt. 2. Alternative approaches in three continents -- pt. 3. Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

The Green Revolution - the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s - came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for optimal irrigation, intensive use of fertilisers and pesticides; its damaging impact on social structures; and its monoculture approach. The early 1980s saw a concerted approach to many of these criticisms under the auspices of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This book, first published in 1987, analyses the recent achievements of the CGIAR and examines the Green Revolution concept in Sou