Geopolitics and the Green Revolution Wheat, Genes, and the Cold War

During the past 100 years, the worldwide yields of cereals and grains,such as rice and wheat, have increased dramatically. Indeed, since the 1950s,the influence of plant breeding science on modern agriculture has been trumpetedas the "Green Revolution". But every revolution is not without consequence, andin the West, the reverberations of the Green Revolution include a complexco-dependency between people and their national appetite for wheat. Geopoliticsand the Green Revolution examines this tenuous relationship by exploring thepolitical ecology of wheat breeding in developed countries such as the U.S.,India, Britain, and Mexico. Through a detailed study of the history of theGreen Revolution, this provocative work stimulates questions about thesustainability of agriculture and the future of human population growth.relationship