Meeting World Food Needs: Lessons of the Green Revolution

Food security: green revolution drawbacks.

169 Food Security: Population Controls A. H. Westing Food Security: Green Revolution Drawbacks V. Rull Food Security: Beyond Technology D. W. Bromley Food Security: Crop Species Diversity H. Dempewolf et al. Food Security: GM Crops Threaten Biodiversity R. Tirado and P. Johnston Food Security: Rigorous Regulation Required M. Mellon Food Security: Focus on Agriculture J. R. Porter et al. Food Se...

Meeting the Food Needs of the Ageing Population

The fastest growing segment of the global population is the one that has to date largely been overlooked by the food industry and relatively few food and drink products have been actively targeted to these ageing consumers (Costa & Jongen 2010, Hensel 2012). The majority of new products that are introduced are positioned to a younger demographic – the principal grocery shopper aged 21 to 49 yea...

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...

The Organic Green Revolution

The Green Revolution Revisited

Introduction It is a great pleasure to be here in Oslo, nearly 30 years after I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I wish to thank the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the U.S. Embassy in Norway for arranging this lecture. Today, I am here to take stock of the contributions of the so-called “Green Revolution,” and explore the role of science and technology in the coming decades to improve the quan...