Green Revolution

The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, is the set of research technology transfer initiatives occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s. The initiatives resulted in the adoption of new technologies, including high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals, especially dwarf wheat and rice. It was associated with chemical fertilizers, agrochemicals, and controlled water-supply (usually involving irrigation) and newer methods of cultivation, including mechanization. All of these together were seen as a 'package of practices' to supersede 'traditional' technology and to be adopted as a whole.Both the Ford Foundation …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English

This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …

Fertilizer Systems at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) • James Ellison, Agricultural https://doi.org/10.18805/ag.R-136 Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. (2016). Going beyond demos to transform


Canadian Chamber of Commerce · 17 September 2024 English

Background Prior to the issuance of the Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation more commonly referred to as the Carter Commission in 1966, the unit of taxation in Canada …

Technologies that can drive Canada's next green revolution: https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the- t -technologies-that-can-drive-canadas-next-green-revolution/ 123 https://capi-icpa.ca/wp-content/uplo -technologies-that-can-drive-canadas-next-green-revolution/ https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-tr -technologies-that-can-drive-canadas-next-green-revolution/ More than 80% of producers under the age


AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 2 March 2024 English

Women Biomass Producers: Energy’s Largest and Largely Invisible Workforce While much of the attention regarding the energy sector is paid to the workers (predominantly male) who labor in the oil …

Research (ICAR), the 40-plus years of the ‘green revolution’, which succeeded in increasing food grain


Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre · 20 February 2024 English

Government Companies 3 The Role of FinancingConsumers Implications to better understand how finance can support a systems transformation for regenerative agriculture – on the farm and beyond. [...] Paul Hamilton …

Labour Renewal Canada Needs to Build the Next Green Revolution,” April. https://thoughtleadership.rbc.co ur-renewal-canada-needs-to-build-the-next-green-revolution/. Ritz, Karl. 2021. “The Groundswell 5 Principles ur-renewal-canada-needs-to-build-the-next-green-revolution/ https://groundswellag.com/karl-ritz-the-


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 13 February 2024 English

The TEEBAgriFood framework application in India has assessed organic farming and agroforestry interventions in the Ganga basin region of India, i.e., the States of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the …

a notable example, particularly during the Green Revolution.  There is a widespread consensus that there there is a pressing need for a new green revolution that incorporates environmental considerations.  from scarcity to self-sufficiency during the Green Revolution, and second, the transition from self-sufficiency from scarcity to self-sufficiency during the Green Revolution, and second, the transition from self-sufficiency adverse externalities associated with the Green Revolution in Punjab.  Caution is essential when suggesting


OCC: Ontario Chamber of Commerce · 5 February 2024 English

The unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels of 5.6 percent, and inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued to trend downward and is on track to fall …

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SPI: Smart Prosperity Institute · 30 January 2024 English

The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. [...] As the global population is set …

the University of Guelph. (2022). The Next Green Revolution: How Canada can produce more food and fewer


ICP: Institute for Community Prosperity · 30 January 2024 English

Add to this the killings of thousands in each of the conflicts in Ethiopia, Myanmar and Yemen; the civil war in Sudan, with at least 9,000 killed and another 5.6 …

the global norm since the (ironically-named) Green Revolution. Emblematic of the monocul- tural industrial-scale


SPI: Smart Prosperity Institute · 23 January 2024 English

Manitoba Saskatchewan Administration and management Administration and management Administrative Administrative Biology Biology Building and construction Building and construction Chemistry Chemistry Communications and media Communications and media Computers and electronics Computers …

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NPI: Northern Policy Institute · 8 January 2024 English

Economic risks are exacerbated by the fact that many of the organizations that will undergo succession soon are unprepared for a change in leadership; one-third of business owners who plan …

Labour Renewal Canada Needs to Build the Next Green Revolution. Royal Bank of Canada. https://thoughtleadership


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