Tag: green revolution
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Fields of beaten gold (GMOs)
Economist: Fields of beaten gold Greens say climate-change deniers are unscientific and dangerous. So are greens who oppose GM crops. … … There is plenty of evidence, though, that they benefit the health of the planet. One of the biggest challenges facing mankind is to feed the 9 billion-10 billion people who will be alive…
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The new famine is a crisis of undersupply
Globe and Mail: The new famine is a crisis of undersupply "… Is this a catastrophe of the sort that took place a generation ago, when mass famines in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s killed hundreds of thousands of people at a time? No. This time around, the cause is much simpler, and the…
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New Rice for Africa: Shades of Both a Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty
Worldwatch: New Rice for Africa: Shades of Both a Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty The New Rice for Africa variety has become part of the debate over whether a Green Revolution is the best approach to ensure food security in Africa. … JAMBUR, The Gambia—The dissemination of the high-yielding New Rice for Africa (NERICA) seeds…
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Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events
World Watch: Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events Global grain production is expected to reach a record high of 2.4 billion tons in 2012, an increase of 1 percent from 2011 levels, according to new research conducted by the Nourishing the Planet project for our Vital Signs Online service. According to…
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Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies
BBC: Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died in the US state of Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops. The Green Revolution helped world food production more…
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Even simple tech helps reduce poverty
IRIN: Even simple tech helps reduce poverty JOHANNESBURG, 13 January 2008 (IRIN) – Asia's "green revolution" is a dramatic example of how even modest technological advances in developing countries have helped boost incomes and reduce the number of people living in poverty, according to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects 2008 report, subtitled Technology Diffusion…
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He Only Saved a Billion People
Newsweek: He Only Saved a Billion People July 30, 2007 issue – It's a trifecta much bigger and rarer than an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony. Only five people in history have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal: Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa,…