On AlterNet: green revolution
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "green revolution"
Daniel Pepper, AlterNet. August 2, 2008.
In places like India, backlash is increasing against the chemical-dependent farming techniques of the "Green Revolution."
Raj Patel, Melville House Publishing. June 2, 2008.
Hunger and obesity stem from the same problem -- the corporations that sell our food determine what we eat and how we think about food.
Mira Kamdar, OneWorld.net. May 15, 2008.
At the heart of the story is pesticide poisoning, water shortages, soil salinity, fertilizer runoff, skyrocketing cancer rates and farmer suicides.
Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.
As both obesity and hunger are on the rise, a new book shows why we shouldn't feel guilty about our food choices but angry with a corrupt food system.
Daniel Pepper, AlterNet. April 17, 2008.
In countries like India, overpumping of groundwater for agriculture is reaching crisis level.
