Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Globalization of WheatCondition: NewSubtitle: A Critical History of the Green RevolutionEAN: 9780822947349ISBN: 9780822947349Publisher: University of Pittsburgh PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/28/2023Description: In The Globalization of Wheat, Marci R. Baranski explores Norman Borlaug’s complicated legacy as godfather of the Green Revolution. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his role in fighting global hunger, Borlaug, an American agricultural scientist and plant breeder who worked for the Rockefeller Foundation, left a legacy that divides opinions even today. His high-yielding dwarf wheat varieties, known as miracle seeds, effectively doubled and tripled crop yields across the globe, from Kenya to India and Argentina to Mexico due to their wide adaptation. But these modern seeds also required expensive chemical fertilizers and irrigation, both of which were only available to wealthier farmers. Baranski argues that Borlaug’s new technologies ultimately privileged wealthier farmers, despite assurances to politicians that these new crops would thrive in diverse geographies and benefit all farmers. As large-scale monocultures replaced traditional farming practices, these changes were codified into the Indian wheat research system, thus limiting attention to traditional practices and marginal environments. In the shadow of this legacy, and in the face of accelerating climate change, Baranski brings new light to Borlaug’s role in a controversial concept in agricultural science.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Marci BaranskiGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Intersections: Histories of EnvironmentTopic: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Globalization of Wheat
Title: The Globalization of Wheat
Subtitle: A Critical History of the Green Revolution
EAN: 9780822947349
ISBN: 9780822947349
Release Date: 02/28/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Globalization of Wheat : a Critical History of the Green Revolution
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Subject: Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, History
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Science
Author: Marci Baranski
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Intersections: Histories of Environment Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
