New Green Revolution, A

Synopsis: An economist, Keith Griffin (President of Magdalen College, Oxford) looks critically at the new ‘green revolution’ as scientists work in Mexico, Bangladesh and the Philippines to help small farmers grow more food. In 1970, Dr Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel peace price for his contribution to advances in agricultural technology which produced new ‘miracle’ rice and wheat. As Keith Griffin explains, the highly acclaimed developments have resulted in rich farmers becoming richer and poor farmers poorer, because only the wealthy landowners can afford the fertilisers and pesticides demanded by the new varieties.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1984
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: International aid agencies, anyone concerned with agricultural, social or economic problems in developing countries.*
Subjects: Agriculture; Development studies
Keywords: poverty; rural development

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