Green and Bio-Revolution in Agriculture (Essay Sample)

Green and Bio-revolution in Agriculture
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Green and Bio-revolution in Agriculture
Question 5: Using appropriate examples compare and contrast the Green and Biorevolution in agriculture in relation to their ability to feed the world’s population.
The Green Revolution is a technological transfer that took place between the 1960s and 1950s. It is also referred to as the Third Agricultural Revolution. This technological initiative increased the amount of food produced globally (Modi and Cheru, 2013). The Green Revolution has resulted in the production of high yield cereal varieties, specifically dwarf rice and wheat. New cultivation methods, including mechanization, were adopted during this period. All these new farming approaches were viewed as 'package of activities' aimed at eliminating traditional farming practices. On the other hand, bio-revolution constitutes a modification of genes of various crops to get new plants that result in more yields and that are resistant to diseases and pests. This allows farmers globally to have crops that are more productive and stronger, resulting in a steady supply of food. Bio-revolution is seen as the best alternative to resolving hunger problems globally.
           During the start of the Green Revolution, the global population had increased by more than five billion. Without the green Revolution, there could have been several cases of malnutrition as well as famine in the world. For instance, in India, the production of wheat annually increased to 63 million tons in 1974 from approximately 9 million tons in the 1960s (Paltasingh et al., 2017). In a developing nation, an average person consumed almost twenty-four percent more calories daily after the Green Revolution. There was an increment of grain production by nearly 170% between 1950 and 1983 due to the transformation of agricultural practices (Paltasingh et al., 2017). Besides, this rises in production boosted by the Third Agricultural Revolution ensured food for billions of people worldwide avoiding the possibility of widespread. Furthermore, the Green revolution reduced food insecurity among various communities globally. It also resulted in not only the production of grains for human consumption but also for animal feed and exportation. However, it led to the replacement of the land for pulses production, which fed poor Indian farmers for wheat. Wheat, in this case, makes up a small portion of the Indians diets. Development of various farming methods and chemicals in Bio-revolution has provided a solution to multiple food problems in the world. For instance, the utilization of genetic