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The Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, with its package of improved seeds, farm technology, better irrigation and chemical fertilizers, was highly successful at meeting its primary objective of increasing crop yields and food supplies. In Asia, where the Green Revolution package was the most widely adopted in areas of China and India, food production increased substantially in those decades but despite all this, famines and world starvation are still the norm in many …

…revolution have created an even greater gap between the rich and poor, have caused massive environmental damage, and has above all else, failed to solve the problems of world starvation. Many believe that a second Green Revolution will occur in the next few years, in an effort to correct the mistakes of 60's and 70's, perhaps by addressing theses issues, the next revolution with benefit the majority of people instead of just a select few.