On AlterNet: green revolution

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7 Billion People By October: How Are We Going to Feed Ourselves?

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 19, 2011.

As population rates skyrocket, millions of mouths to feed increase pressure on the world's farmers to squeeze more and more food from less and less arable land.

The Ploy to Promote Genetically Engineered Seeds and Pesticides to Poor Mexican Farmers Is Impoverishing Their Communities

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

The author takes a trip to Mexico to see the 'green revolution' firsthand -- and what she finds is shocking.

Will an Organic Revival Overthrow the "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."

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

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.

How One Region Has Gone from Breadbasket to Food Crisis

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.

What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food

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.

Asia Teeters Toward Food Crisis from Lack of Water

Daniel Pepper, AlterNet. April 17, 2008.

In countries like India, overpumping of groundwater for agriculture is reaching crisis level.