Why India Needs To Undo the Green Revolution | Part 2 | FULL EPISODE

This is Part 2 of Unscripted Breaks Down: The Green Revolution, a three-part series about the socio-economic as well as ecological effects of the Green Revolution on Indian Agriculture. Watch all three parts right here on YouTube.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/qF2xDkphqlY
Part 2: https://youtu.be/fzHGOvX6lkQ
Part 3: https://youtu.be/83iZ68s-9YE

The Green Revolution has always been linked with prosperity and growth yet its policies were highly short-sighted. It sought to increase crop yield in the short term without considering the long-term consequences. The cumulative impact of these policies has been alarming rates of cancer, debt, and suicide. The Green Revolution exploited farmers and made them dependent on harmful fertilisers, GMO seeds, and monoculture which has, in turn, led to irreparable damage to the environment and land.

00:00 Intro
01:02 Effects of HYV seeds on soil fertility
02:53 Rampant use of harmful 'chemical' fertilizers
04:21 Chemical fertilizers polluted Punjab's groundwater
04:37 Monoculture and pesticides go hand in hand
04:58 Farmers forced to use expensive pesticides
06:10 Pesticides and cancer
07:59 Punjab's natural resources are so polluted
08:21 Depletion of groundwater
08:37 HYV seeds and water consumption
09:02 Irrigation trends - Before and After GR
10.27 Desertification of Punjab in 25 years
11:47 Farmers forced to burn stubble
14:16 Bye Crop Diversity, Welcome Malnutrition
17:36 Farming not profitable anymore
19:05 Swaminathan committee's report and MSP
20:15 Farmers are dying due to debts
22:11 Farmer incomes frozen for 4 decades
22:46 Farmer protest over the last 30 years
23:13 Flaws in the current farming model

#farmslaws #farmersprotest

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