Gordon R Conway: 2 books
Unwelcome Harvest
Agriculture and pollution
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the �blue-baby� syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces...
After the Green Revolution
Sustainable Agriculture for Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
'The Green Revolution' of the 60's and 70's produced immense gains in food cereal production in the Third World. But there are huge problems in the 'post-revolutionary' era: farmers with small or marginal holdings have benefited less than wealthier farmers; intensive mono-cropping has made production...