The Green
Revolution
CORN
 Agribusiness
is commonly used to refer to these
types of farming listed, because the family farm is
not an isolated activity but is integrated into a
large food-production industry.
 Corn
is MAJOR Agribusiness
Why do we need food
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Energy- The food we consume supplies us with the
necessary calories to burn.
Nourishment- Certain vitamins, minerals, and food
materials allow our body to run efficiently and
effectively.
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Malnutrition or undernourishment is when we are not
receiving the necessary foods for a healthy life.
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UN estimates 850 million people in world are
undernourished.
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99% located in developing countries
Worldwide, the total number of undernourished people has
not changed much in several decades.
Biorevolution- developing and utilizing technologies to
greatly enhance the human condition through edibles.
The Third Ag Rev
The GREEN REVOLUTION
 The
20th century movement to develop and
utilize new technologies to increase carrying
capacity, decrease food cost, fight malnutrition.
The Changes
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Mechanization
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Chemical Farming
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Agricultural industrialization had been occurring since
the late 1800s
During the Green Revolution there was a dynamic
influx of more and bigger machines to replace or ease
human labor.
The use of new fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides
resulted in a bigger, and partially more predictable,
yield
Biotechnology
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The use of living systems and organisms to develop or
make useful products
GMOs Genetically Modified Organisms
The “New” Green Revolution
 Some
individuals in the global community are
calling for a sustainable and/or organic
movement.
 Sustainable agriculture- An integrated system of
plant and animal production practices having a
site-specific application that will last over the long
term (Sustainably Minded Business)
 Organic Agriculture-The production of crops
without the use of synthetic or industrially
produced pesticides and fertilizers or the raising of
livestock without hormones, antibiotics, and
synthetic feeds. (Organically Minded People)