[sotd] Green Revolution: Learning from Success [February 11, 2009]
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- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:57:57 -0400
Site of the Day for Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Green Revolution: Learning from Success
Today's site, from the Why Files, probes the dramatic rise in food prices around
the world during the past year and considers how crop scarcity can be
alleviated.
Gentle Subscribers, taking note of the global change in food availability and
the
sharp increase in prices for essential foods, may find this exhibit of interest.
"As we consider how to deal with the current food shortage, we inevitably look
back
50 years to the food-short days after World War II, and recall a technological
triumph called the green revolution. This global effort to breed crops for the
developing world caused a spike in productivity of wheat, rice and corn, and
later
other major crops. ... The revolution was based on technology ... The green
revolution wasn't perfect, but it saved millions from starvation, and made food
far
more affordable for everybody." - from the website
The exhibit provides a roundup of global food conditions, then delves into the
background of the remarkable strides in agricultural productivity made around
the
world since World War II. Exploring how that "Green Revolution" was fostered and
the methods used to increase crop production, the exhibit includes a number of
charts outlining those areas of the world where the greatest gains have been
made.
Shedding light on the difficulties of agricultural research, the exhibit reveals
the decline in spending on this vital scientific area in African regions where
this
results of this work are most needed. Additional sections consider new
approaches
to improving crop yields and the significant impact of biofuel crops on world
food
supplies.
Dig over to the site for an informative presentation on world agriculture
improvement at:
http://whyfiles.org/278green_rev/
A.M. Holm
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