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The ForumFeeding the world and the Green RevolutionIn February 2024, the renowned Indian geneticist Dr. MS Swaminathan was posthumously awarded the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. This was in recognition of the dramatic increase in the yields of food staples, such as rice and wheat, that Indian agriculture experienced under his stewardship of the ‘green revolution’ in the 20th century. That revolution is credited with saving many people from hunger and malnutrition across Asia and Latin America. And yet, half-a-century on farmers’ incomes in Africa, Asia and Europe are falling and in many countries farmers are on the streets protesting. At the same time, the envi...2024-04-2049 min
Listen to Free Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureHunger Games by Douglas Gollin | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Hunger Games
Author: Douglas Gollin
Narrator: Kevin Stillwell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-16-16
Publisher: Foreign Affairs
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
Ó Gráda argues that some very poor economies are especially vulnerable to famines. In places where the level of food consumption is already low, even small shocks - a shortfall in food production, for example, or a disruption in the supply chain - can lead to a full-scale crisis.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2016-02-1718 min