Green Revolution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Green_Revolution
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf agricultural movement
gptkbp:beganIn 1940s
gptkbp:component irrigation
pesticides
chemical fertilizers
high-yield crop varieties
gptkbp:criticizedFor environmental damage
loss of biodiversity
increased inequality
soil degradation
water depletion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Green Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:treaty
agricultural research
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Norman_Borlaug
gptkbp:ledTo rural development
increased use of irrigation
modernization of agriculture
gptkbp:legacy agricultural intensification
food security improvement
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Philippines
developing countries
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:rice
gptkb:wheat
maize
gptkbp:mainPeriod 1960s
1970s
gptkbp:notableEvent introduction of IR8 rice
introduction of semi-dwarf wheat
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:International_Maize_and_Wheat_Improvement_Center
gptkb:Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
gptkb:International_Rice_Research_Institute
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:C._Subramaniam
gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gene_Revolution
gptkb:Second_Agricultural_Revolution
gptkbp:resultedIn population growth
increased food production
reduced famine
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:Ford_Foundation
gptkbp:technology hybrid seeds
chemical pesticides
mechanized farming
synthetic fertilizers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norman_Borlaug
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3