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From The Bengal Famine To The Green Revolution

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Many revolutions have occurred and they all have impacted our lives. The green revolution will impact us by affecting the field of agriculture. According to “The Cultural Landscape” by James Rubenstein, the green revolution occurred in the 1970’s to the 80’s. It was the invention and diffusion of agricultural techniques that are much more productive. The green revolution has greatly impacted the amount of starving people in areas where countries were not self-sufficient. We must desire for change if there is a great chance that that change will improve and strengthen not only our crops and our economy, but also our government and eventually the world. The answer to the world’s food supply problem would be the green revolution because more benefits …show more content…

It happened in India and it occurred because there was a fast downfall in food production in that area. During the Bengal famine, four million people died because of hunger. In India, the population was growing at a much faster rate than food production, because of this, India had to take action fast, which led them to the green revolution.The green revolution was the most successful in India, it was launched to ensure food security. Ganguly states that “double-cropping was a primary feature of the Green Revolution,” this meant more food because instead of one crop per season, there was two. Because of the green revolution, India went from being one of the world’s starving country to an exporter of food. This earned a good reputation for India in the comity of nations. Furthermore, the green revolution gave an advantage to farmers. During the revolution, scientist made seeds with better disease fighting and yield ability. With the growing population, we cannot be using traditional methods. We must use a more modern and scientific method to decrease the amount of starving people in a world where population is only

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