what are the harmful effects of the green revolution
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Loss of soil fertility, erosion of soil, soil toxicity, diminishing water resources, pollution of underground water, salinity of underground water, increased incidence of human and livestock diseases and global warming are some of the negative impacts of over adoption of agricultural technologies by the farmers to make ...
Explanation:
Some negative effects of the Green Revolution are listed below
Agricultural growth delays due to insufficient coverage of irrigation, shrinking farm size, inadequate development of new technologies, inadequate use of technology, decreasing outlay of the programme, unbalanced use of inputs, and deficiencies in the system of credit distribution.
Regional dispersal of the evolution created regional inequalities.
The benefits of the green revolution remained concentrated in the areas where the new technology was used.
Interpersonal inequalities between large and small scale farmers.
The new technologies introduced during the revolution called for substantial investments which were beyond the means of a majority of small farmers.