The Green Revolution myth goes like this: the miracle seeds of the Green Revolution increase grain yields and therefore are a key to ending world hunger.1 Higher yields mean more income for poor farmers, helping them to climb out of poverty, and more food means less hunger. Dealing with the root causes of poverty that contribute to hunger takes a very long time and people are starving now. So we must do what we can which is to increase production.2 The Green Revolution buys the time Third World countries desperately need to deal with the underlying social causes of poverty and to cut birth rates.3 In any case, outsiders, like the scientists and policy advisers behind the Green Revolution

The Green Revolution benefited primarily those land-owners who could afford the investment necessary for such intensive agriculture. Without a certain dosage of expensive nitrogen fertilizers per hectare, the high-yield varieties would not grow properly.5 Rich farmers tended to obtain bigger yields while small holders were unable to benefit from the new methods.

The Green Revolution greatly affected Third World countries. It is defined as "the name given to the massive transfer of technology coordinated through agricultural agencies.6 This effort, which began in the 1960's, transplanted the range of agricultural technologies from rich countries to poor countries. Such technologies included new seed strains, irrigation, fertilizers, tractors to replace oxen, and mechanization. In agriculture, the change in methods of arable farming was instigated in the 1940's and 1950's in the Third World countries.7 The intent was to provide a higher quality and quantity of food for its populations, although it relied heavily on chemicals and machinery.8 It was abandoned by some countries in the 1980's. Much of the food produced was exported as cash crops therefore the local diet did not always improve.

I believe what these countries really need is the agricultural technology to be able to produce food for themselves. However, this is not exactly as simple as it sounds. Producing food requires necessary machinery and agricultural knowledge, which are very costly. I came to understand that if we keep giving away food to underdeveloped countries, they are going to readily accept it. By accepting what is offered to them, these countries obviously will not want to or know how to grow food for themselves. It makes it impossible for the country's small food producers to compete, and, as a result, many producers are frequently forced to sell their land. They do not stop farming because they do not want to work but because they can no longer survive by doing so. It is very true that it is extremely cheap for these Third World countries to import our products, however in the long run it puts many hard working people out of business.

In terms of production, the Green Revolution was initially successful in southeast Asia. India doubled its wheat yield in fifteen years, and the rice yield in the Philippines rose by seventy-five percent.14 However, yields have leveled off in many areas. Some critics say these gains are outweighed by the damage to the environment from the chemicals and traditional farming methods.15

The United States food aid policies and the so-called Green Revolution on Third World countries effected agriculture and rural populations after the Second World War. The United States should limit this aid that they are giving to the Third World countries therefore making them become more independent. The United States sh

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