The 2nd Green Revolution

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The Second Green Revolution

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The Second Green Revolution

Background History

The term Green Revolution ' signifies the revolution of agriculture between 1940s and 1960s , in many developing countries which caused considerable increment in the agricultural production . This revolution took place resulting to the agricultural researches , and advancement in infrastructure , which were chiefly initiated and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation , Ford Foundation and other agencies

In 1968 , the Term Green Revolution ' was initially coined by the

br former USAID director William Gaud , when he said , [The rapid spread of modern wheat and rice varieties throughout Asia] and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution . I call it the Green Revolution (Gaud , 1968 ) It has its root in the applied science and technology . The Green Revolution has had some very significant and prominent social and ecological influences , for which intense applause and equally intense critique has been raised

The Second Green Revolution

Many developing countries possess the natural , genetic , and biological resources needed by developed countries thus , tropical forests with their biodiversity contain an enormous reservoir for new pharmaceuticals . Making more of these resources in exercising sovereignty over them in exchange for the provision of environmentally sound technologies will be an important asset on the part of the developing world (Pearson , 1992 . During the negotiations leading to UNCED 's biodiversity treaty , developing countries , such as Brazil China , and India , emphasized their need for access to biotechnologies to exploit their biological resources on "preferential and non-commercial terms (MacNeill et al , 1992 ,

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Biotechnology Industry

Biotechnology involves the use of molecular gene - splicing techniques to optimize living systems to provide better drugs , foods , and other products while reducing or eliminating undesirable features . In the industrial countries , the first two decades of the biotechnology revolution have brought forth a remarkable collection of new diagnostic tools , medicines , and medical therapies aimed at prevention and treatment of human diseases . For instance , human insulin dornase alpha a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis interferon beta , a powerful drug for certain multiple sclerosis cases activase , a clot - dissolving agent used to treat heart attacks and a synthetic hepatitis B vaccine free of human blood infections . Judging by how well these medical products have fared in the commercial markets , one could say that the future of biotechnology looks very bright . The context in which biotechnology developed in the affluent countries , however , is so different from that of the developing world that one can justifiably question the relevance of current biotechnology to the problems faced by the world 's poor . Yet few earthly needs are more urgent than applying biotechnology 's incredibly innovative science to the developing countries ' struggles against poverty and hunger . The affluent world has an obligation to ensure that modern biotechnology does not bypass the poor farmers and consumers of the developing world

Success of Green Revolution

The revolution of agricultural biotechnology - the Second Green Revolution - is well underway...