History
This was the goal of the Green Revolution.
What is decrease malnutrition and hunger through increased production of food?
What is monoculture farming?
This can decrease crop biodiversity due to planting one species only.
What is monoculture farming?
The Green Revolution began in this decade.
What is the 1940s?
These were created to manage pests and give plants nutrients.
What are synthetic pesticides and fertilizers?
These can kill beneficial and native insects and create new resistant insect strains.
What are synthetic pesticides?
The Green Revolution was lead by this agriculturalist.
Who is Norman Borlaug?
These are crops that have been modified to produce greater quantities.
Fertilizer and pesticide run offs into nearby lakes and streams can cause this.
What is Eutrophication?
Norman Borlaug came up with his innovation for HY crop variants in this country.
What is Mexico?
These are irrigation methods intended to keep plants in drought-ridden areas hydrated.
What are drip irrigation and canal irrigation?
This can cause groundwater depletion due to excess water use.
The Green Revolution expanded into this food-insecure nation, but left the nation with severe groundwater depletion and pollution.
What is India?
This is who invented drip irrigation.
Who is Simcha Blass?
This city was known as the "cancer-belt" due to its high exposure to agrochemicals made during The Green Revolution.
What is Punjab?