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MENTAL MODEL · M5496

Green Revolution

Green Revolution
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

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In the mid-20th century, the promotion of high-yield crop varieties, fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation technologies greatly increased global food production, especially in developing countries, averting the famines predicted by the Malthusian trap.

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Technology's breakthrough of population bottlenecks. It demonstrated that technological progress can nonlinearly enhance resource carrying capacity. However, it also brought ecological damage and the risk of monoculture (increased vulnerability). This is a classic case of technology solving survival problems.

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By using high-yield varieties, fertilizers, irrigation, and mechanization, it significantly increased food production and alleviated food shortages.

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