Routledge - After the Green Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture

Explore the complex landscape of modern farming with After the Green Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture for Development. While the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s increased cereal production in the Third World, this book examines the significant challenges emerging in the post-revolutionary era. Readers will learn about the growing inequality between wealthy landowners and farmers with small or marginal holdings. The text also addresses how intensive mono-cropping has increased vulnerability to environmental shocks and stresses. As evidence grows regarding the diminishing returns of intensive chemical-based production, this work proposes a new, different approach to agricultural development. Part of the Natural Resource Management Set, this book provides a necessary look at how agricultural styles and ideas must change to meet modern needs. It is an essential resource for those studying environmental and natural resources law, development, and the future of global food systems.