The Green Revolution: Agricultural Innovation and Environmental Impact

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This educational video provides a comprehensive overview of the Green Revolution, a pivotal period in agricultural history from the 1940s to the 1980s. It details how rapid population growth and the Industrial Revolution necessitated a shift from traditional farming to industrial agriculture. The narrator, Caroline, guides viewers through the major innovations of this era, including the adoption of monocultures, High-Yield Variety (HYV) crops, synthetic fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and chemical pesticides.