Confronting the environmental consequences of the Green Revolution in Asia

Intensive double or triple monocropping of rice has caused degradation of the paddy micro environment and reductions in rice yield growth in many irrigated areas in Asia. Problems include increased pest infestation, mining of soil micronutrients, reductions in nutrient-carrying capacity of the soil,...

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Main Authors:	Pingali, Prabhu L., Rosegrant, Mark W.
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 1994
Subjects:	green revolution rice yields environmental degradation sustainability resource management agricultural resources
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156849