Green revolution challenges activity1
From Karnataka Open Educational Resources
Activity - discussion on the negative effects of the green revolution
Estimated Time
One period
Materials/ Resources needed
Prerequisites/Instructions, if any
Multimedia resources
Challenges to bio diversity, keynote address by Dr Vandana Shiva, at the 2009 Organicology Conference in Portland, Oregon, on February 28, 2009.
Relevant local connections - people, places and materials
Website interactives/ links
- http://sitemaker.umich.edu/section7group1/case_study__bihar
- http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/cheap-food/green-revolution-illustration
Process
Students to collect information about the ill effects of the green revolution technologies, from newspapers, Internet. In teams students can present the issues, which can be grouped as - impact on land, impact on water sources, socio-political impact etc
What questions can you ask
- What challenges have green revolution presented?
- How are these challenges being addressed
Evaluation – (questions for assessment of the child)
Question Corner
Activity keywords
To link back to the concept page green revolution
