Greening the Grey - Softcover

Dar, William D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9350642832 ISBN 13: 9789350642832

Publisher: Rajpal, 2014

Synopsis

The Green Revolution that began in the mid 1960s transformed agriculture in the more favoured agricultural landscapes - those with ample water and good soils. However, hundreds of millions of poor smallholder farmers who live in dry, impoverished areas had almost no access to these required resources. My previous book, Feeding the Forgotten Poor, proposed a new agricultural revolution for our times. The new revolution would help those forgotten poor to capitalize on the diversity and unique assets of their own environments, for example by growing higher value dryland crops to serve markets in urban areas both locally and beyond. We argued that this new revolution offers a promising pathway to food security and prosperity. Feeding the Forgotten Poor received an overwhelming response. It stimulated thoughtful discussions, and I was pleased to receive many questions and suggestions. If I could paraphrase one of the most common comments received, it was something like this: "You told us what needs to be done; it makes sense and sounds very promising. But the challenges are daunting....how can this new kind of revolution actually be achieved?"

About this edition

• Publisher: Rajpal
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9350642832
• ISBN 13: 9789350642832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224