Open AccessAn Historical Perspective from the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution
Author(s) -
Davies W Paul
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1301/nr.2003.jun.s124-s134
Subject(s) - green revolution , agricultural revolution , microbiology and biotechnology , perspective (graphical) , agriculture , world population , environmental ethics , diversity (politics) , biology , population , political science , sociology , ecology , demography , law , philosophy , art , visual arts
Since the 1960s conventional crop breeding has increased food production commesurate with the growing population. For agricultural development to continue, the exploitation of greater genetic diversity and modern biotechnology are becoming increasingly important. This article reviews the milestones achieved by the Green Revolution and many of the recent breakthroughs of modern biotechnology.