For an Evergreen Revolution
The term “Green Revolution”, coined by Dr. William Gaud of the US Department of Agriculture in 1968, has come to be associated not only with higher production through enhanced productivity but also with several negative ecological and social consequences. There is also frequent reference to the “fatigue of the green revolution”, due to stagnation in yield levels and to a larger quantity of nutrients required to produce the same yield as in the early 1970s…