linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:33:24

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NEW CHEMICAL-HUNGRY PLANTS. "Green Revolution technological advances resulted in plant genetic combinations that responded to chemical inputs with high yields." In a combination of innocence and cunning strategy this fostered a toxic absolute dependency on chemical-addicted plants. https://lnkd.in/eN2uuPe View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:25:37

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"THE GREEN REVOLUTION temporarily alleviated world hunger, but also reduced biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and carbon (C) sequestration that agricultural lands can provide. Meanwhile, economic disparity and food insecurity within and among countries continues." https://lnkd.in/eQvzCYA View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:20:10

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FALSE GAINS. "The "Green Revolution" was driven by a fear of how to feed massive population growth. It did produce more food but it was at the cost of the long term health of the soil. And many would argue that the food it did produce was progressively less nutritious as the soil became depleted of organic matter, minerals, and microorganisms." https://lnkd.in/eyzuPzu View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:16:06

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"GREEN REVOLUTION technological advances resulted in plant genetic combinations that responded to chemical inputs with high yields. Implementation in Mexico transformed the country from a wheat-importing to a wheat-exporting nation. This prompted India, Pakistan, and Turkey to import Mexican wheat germplasms and technologies. India, Pakistan, and Turkey each saw wheat production double within five years after adapting Mexican wheat varieties." https://lnkd.in/eQvzCYA View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:09:44

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"THE MASS DESTRUCTION of soil microorganisms began with technological advances in the early twentieth century. The number of tractors in the U.S. went from zero to three million by 1950. Farmers increased the size of their fields and made cropping more specialized. Advances in the manufacture of nitrogen fertilizers made them abundant and affordable. Ammonium nitrate used in WWII for munitions was then used for agriculture." https://lnkd.in/eyzuPzu View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 09:05:40

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WORLD SOIL REVIEW. "The overwhelming conclusion of the first-ever comprehensive report on the world’s soil resources, prepared by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), is that the majority of the world’s soil resources are in only fair, poor or very poor condition... and that conditions are getting worse in farm more cases than they are improving." https://lnkd.in/ezrxv9C View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-12-26 08:59:41

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FRAGMENT FROM NATURE this next weekend is about living soils. 2015 is the International Year of Soils, and the world soil Report Card is bleak. Just as medical biology has been exposed to a radical paradigm change with our understanding of the human microbiome, so also has this same thinking pervaded the cutting-edge of soil science, supported by data. The parallel of the chemical "Green Revolution" and our current over-use of antibiotics is unmistakable. https://lnkd.in/ezrxv9C View in LinkedIn
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