The Green Revolution (1 gen 1966 anni – 1 gen 2009 anni)

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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

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