The Green Revolution (1 ene 1966 año – 1 ene 2009 año)
Descripción:
Causes:
○population boom=increased demand for food
○Growth of "big science"
Effects:
○Less people needed to produce food→ growth in other fields of work + urbanization
○More abundant harvests that are more resistant to pests (pesticides-->less disease)
○New advancements= expensive--> the reduction of small farms and the growth of big farms run by corporations (commercial farming)
○GMO’s
Añadido al timeline:
fecha:
1 ene 1966 año
1 ene 2009 año
~ 43 years