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What is the green reveloution

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Answer: green revolution, great increase in production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) that resulted in large part from the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding varieties, beginning in the mid-20th century. Its early dramatic successes were in Mexico and the Indian subcontinent. The new varieties require large amounts of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce their high yields, raising concerns about cost and potentially harmful environmental effects. Poor farmers, unable to afford the fertilizers and pesticides, have often reaped even lower yields with these grains than with the older strains, which were better adapted to local conditions and had some resistance to pests and diseases. See also Norman Borlaug.

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The green revolution is when farmers and scientists developed new methods and techniques to make plants grow faster. They also discovered new strains and compounds to replace plants that take longer to grow, with faster and more effective plants. Because of the green revolution, plants may grow at a faster rate with less water or sunlight given to them. It was the scientific improvement to earths natural way of providing resources.
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