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Systems concept - A reductionist approach to the world food problem

4 important questions on Systems concept - A reductionist approach to the world food problem

When did the green revolution strategy evolve?

When problems of poverty and hunger in developing countries were viewed primarily as a problem of not enough agricultural production

How was this green-revolution problem diagnosed?

By developing strategies that aimed at rapidly increasing crop production per ha of land

What was not taken into account by the green revolution?

Its context, (ecological en socio-economic infrastructure)

What consequences had the green revolution?

- It focused its benefits on the already resource-rich farmers, accelerating the differentation between them and other rural inhabitants, so rural inequity often increased
- It undermined many forms of access to land and resources such as common access to water supplies and grazing lands and shared cropping
- Affect on animal husbandry as well, reducing the diversity in risk avoiding strategies available for rural households
- Crops became more vunerable to pest or disease outbreak and the whims of climate

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