The Green Revolution in the Global South: Science, Politics, and Unintended Consequences

(Part of the NEXUS Series)

by R. Douglas Hurt

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A synthesis of the agricultural history of the Green Revolution

The Green Revolution was devised to increase agricultural production worldwide, particularly in the developing world. Agriculturalists employed anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizing agents, mechanical tilling, hybridized seeds, pesticides, herbicides, and a multitude of other techniques to increase yields and feed a mushrooming human population that would otherwise suffer...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0817320512

ISBN13:9780817320515

Release Date:March 2020

Publisher:University Alabama Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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