green revolution

noun

: the great increase in production of food grains (such as rice and wheat) due to the introduction of high-yielding varieties, to the use of pesticides, and to better management techniques

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Like many ancient plant varieties, wheat biodiversity vastly decreased over the course of the 20th century as a result of the green revolution. Anna Haines, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The first was the green revolution, which introduced into the Global South a range of new agricultural technologies that massively expanded the global food supply and earned the American agronomist Norman Borlaug the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 Bold multilateral action on climate change could have an impact on the order of the green revolution. Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 Such actors played important roles in massively ambitious, transformative initiatives that took place in the Third World in that era, including the green revolution in agriculture and the global eradication of smallpox. Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for green revolution 

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green revolution was in 1968

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“Green revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20revolution. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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