What were some aspects of the green revolution?

Answer 1

In recent years India is experiencing a rapid economic growth, especially after the 1990s when

it started to liberalize its economy in a full scale. However, the author emphasizes the critical

importance of the preceded 1980s when Indian agricultural sector registered a high growth rate. The

Green Revolution in India started in the late 1960s and with its success India attained food

self-sufficiency within a decade. However, this first wave of the Green Revolution was largely

confined in wheat crop and in northern India, resulting in a limited contribution to overall economic

development of the country. On the contrary, the agricultural growth in the 1980s involved almost all

the crops including rice and covered the whole country, it enabled to raise rural income and alleviate

rural poverty substantially. Such a rise of rural India as a market for non-agricultural products and

services was an important pre-requisite for the rapid economic growth based on non-agricultural

sectors‟ development in India after the 1990s. The 1980s was a critical decade for South Asia and

Sub-Saharan Africa to make a great divergence in the economic development thereafter. The

implication for Sub-Saharan Africa is that raising income in rural areas through productivity growth

of agricultural sector, especially the staple food sector, is essential for the success of economic

development through industrialization

Answer 2

Misguided attempts to save one type of energy while using a large amount of another type of energy. For example Ethanol from Corn is part of what Time magazine called "the Clean Energy Myth" more fossil fuels are burned to create heat in the process of making Ethanol from corn than are saved after the product is made.

Also things like possible heath repercussions from things like fluorescent bulbs being used in homes, (the energy efficient light bulb replacement types) they contain Mercury, and when broken in a house may cause plagues of health problems in the next generation.

Since this is under the section of India, I assume you were talking about the Green Revolution which was headed by Norman Borlaug. There are several negative impacts of this. Farmers in India (particularly the Punjab area) got themselves further into debt when investing in the Green Revolution. Farmers also overused the chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The wells they dug to pump water to irrigate their fields spread salt across the fields damaging plants' root systems. The DDT (pesticide which was used) got into the water table and is now in the blood, food, urine, breast milk, and anything else you can think of of the Punjabi people.

I am not suggesting that Norman Borlaug or the Green Revolution were bad things. Rather, they were misused and abused. It could have worked out so much better, but things are as they are.

Answer 3

green revolution led to high toxification of air due to releasal of agricultural machineries and chemicals

Answer 4

increased use of pesticides

increased greenhouse gas emissions

Answer 5

depleting water supplies