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Due to the increasing population in India in the 60's a food crisis. The people needed more space for living, which leadeth to the fact that the cities were larger, but at the same time people needed more food. Agriculture, however, had been pushed back from the infrastructure and major cities on and on and could not produce enough food to feed all people. As a way out of this crisis, the government drew up a concept ". The green revolution," This project was implemented in the mid 60s.
To increase the yield, were new, extremely efficient crops (including hybrids called) is distributed to the farmers. This new crop has tripled the yield at best. However, it also reacted much more sensitive than other cereals to pests and needed a steady water supply. In addition, you could often use only a year and needed new back again next year, a new seed. It was not possible to use a portion of the proceeds from last year as a seed. Furthermore, the government loans to farmers, that it was possible for them, in increasing the effective and modern agricultural machinery. Through all this, India was liberated from the food crisis and could even export food again. But was the solution to one problem at the same time a new one:
Thus, the expensive irrigation systems were rewarded, promoted only farmers with more than one hectare of land and good soil. The small farmers were driven by the increasing competition in the Bankrot and not a few had to sell their land and impoverished last.
Now the questions arise: Was it worth it? And you would not have to find another solution to the problem? Of course, these are two very complex issues that can not be answered objectively. It is only possible to set up personal opinions.
I think the government should have foreseen and prevented this, but I can not imagine a perfect solution, where no one gets hurt. Thought there was never a real solution to the food crisis. Resolving any problem is the cause for a new problem. The food crisis was created by overpopulation, which was caused by the solution of the problem of illness and death of children, which consisted of medical care. These problems would not tackle, cruel. We should help and assist where you can act out their own actions to others and thus a self-help.
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