The Green Revolution
The same technology which international donors selected to avert the hunger and famine
predicted by scientists and development experts in the 1960s [6] has adversely affected
indigenous agricultural practices and food quality. This scientific movement termed the
Green Revolution, “… was prescribed as a techno-politic strategy that would create
abundance in agricultural societies and reduce the threat of communist insurgency and
agrarian conflict” [7]. The Green Revolution was delivered to the developing world at a great
cost to the quality of soil, water and structure of the community. These programs
concentrated on large scale mechanized agriculture and intended to provide food security.
Unfortunately, the main beneficiaries were the wealthy elite farmers supported by
government policies and international aid programs [6].