Defining the Green Revolution
Walt Parks
UGA Crop & Soil Science
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Byzantine Proverb
What Was the Green Revolution?
What Was the Green Revolution?
Dr. Norman Borlaug
Norman Earnest Borlaug (1914 -)
Why are We in the Aftermath?
Civilization
PP Presentation
Prehistory and Preagriculture
Wild Herds
“Agricultural Revolution”
The Nile River
“Agricultural Revolution”
The Fertile Crescent
“Agricultural Revolution”
The Jordan River
Hybridization
Emmer
Bread Wheat
Agricultural Technologies
Flint Scythe
Effects of Agriculture
“Agricultural Revolution”
Historical Agriculture 2500 BC. to 500 AD.
Wooden Plow
Plows and Animal Power
Feudal Agriculture 500 AD. to 1600 AD.
Flood Plains
Crop Rotation
Scientific Agriculture 1600 to Present
Technological Advances
PP Presentation
Need for Green Revolution?
Thomas Malthus 1776-1834
Malthus’ Population Predictions
Malthus’ Population Predictions
Population & Food
World Population
World Population
World Population
World Population
World Population
World Population
World Population
World Population
Malthus’ Population Predictions
Promise of Green Revolution
Traditional Practices
Traditional Varieties
Lodging
New High Yield Cultivars
New Semi-dwarf Cultivars
Origin of New Wheat
Fertilizer
Mexico’s Wheat Production
New Irrigation Strategies
Extended Seasons and Land Use
Pesticides
Mechanization
Social Improvements
Post Green Revolution Problems
Inaccessibility
Production Cost
Environmental Issues
Soil Erosion
Distribution Problems
Transportation Problems
Unsolved Problems
Summary
Green Revolution Success Story?
Green Revolution Success Story?
Summary