An Historical Perspective from the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution

2003/06/01 by W. P. Davies · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Agricultural revolution #Agriculture #Art #Biology #Biotechnology #Biotechnology and Related Fields #Demography #Diversity (politics) #Ecology #Environmental ethics #Genetically Modified Organisms Research #Green Revolution #Law #Perspective (graphical) #Philosophy #Political science #Population #Sociology #World population

paper · pdf · doi:10.1301/nr.2003.jun.s124-s134

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Abstract

Since the 1960s conventional crop breeding has increased food production commesurate with the growing population. For agricultural development to continue, the exploitation of greater genetic diversity and modern biotechnology are becoming increasingly important. This article reviews the milestones achieved by the Green Revolution and many of the recent breakthroughs of modern biotechnology.

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