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The Green Revolution was the increase in agriculture in [[India]] during the rule of [[Indira Gandhi]].
The '''green revolution''' was a worldwide effort to increase the [[food]] supply through more efficient [[farming]] (such as [[Permaculture]]), particularly in undernourished regions like [[India]] and [[South America]]. By increasing the amount of [[farm]][[land]] and obtaining better [[crop]] yield from existing farms, the food supply increased such that India began producing more food than it could consume, and exported its [[surplus]]. Worldwide, the crops of [[rice]], [[wheat]] and maize ([[corn]]) all increased.
Popular and easy to grow in the [[Asia]]n [[climate]], rice was historically the world's most popular crop. But maize (corn) and wheat have grown in such popularity that they have surpassed rice. [[Sugar]] cane has also exceeded rice in popularity. Here is the list of the most popular crops in the world today:
<br>1. [[sugar cane]]
<br>2. [[maize]] (corn)
<br>3. [[wheat]]
<br>4. [[quinoa]]
<br>5. [[potatoes]]
<br>6. [[sugar beet]]s
<br>7. [[soybean]]s
<br>8. ''oil palm fruit''
<br>9. [[barley]]
<br>10. [[rhutabaga]]s
[[Pesticide]]s and [[fertilizer]]s were used to increase production during the green revolution, and many wonder if they are harmful to our [[health]], [[nutrition]] and [[diet]]. Today, there is controversial use of [[genetic engineering]] (by companies such as [[Monsanto]]) of crops to increase yield (the amount of food produced per a given area).
[[Environmentalist]]s also complain that increased [[irrigation]] for crops has led to a depletion of ground [[water]] and an increase in the salinity of the [[soil]], thus harming [[soil fertility]]. Many ground wells in the [[United States]] may be [[pollution|polluted]], though usually from [[hazardous waste]] (such as dumped [[oil]]) rather than from fertilizers or pesticides.
==See also==
* [[Permaculture]] [[gardening]]
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