Towards a doubly green revolution : papers from the Seminar of 8th and 9th November 1995, Poitiers (France)

Griffon Michel. 1997. Towards a doubly green revolution : papers from the Seminar of 8th and 9th November 1995, Poitiers (France). Nogent-sur-Marne : CIRAD-URPA, 191 p. ISBN 2-87614-257-0 Séminaire vers une révolution doublement verte, Poitiers, France, 8 Novembre 1995/9 Novembre 1995.

Résumé : The Green Revolution has tried to fight against poverty and food shortages by selecting varieties and improved production systems, by the massive use of fertilizers and pesticides. Its impact was very important but only in countries with high production capacity, water surpluses and high population density. The aim of the Doubly-Green Revolution consists of changing the agricultural development rationale based on the control of the environment to another based on the harmony with the ecosystems : working with and not against the variability of systems and making agriculture profit from the knowledge acquired by the ecological sciences. It aims to increase production without depleating the environment nor affecting the bio-diversity for future generations. It also seeks to alleviate poverty and decrease food insecurity guaranting economic viability and social equity. Thus, Doubly-Green Revolution requires an interdisciplinary, intersectorial and spatial approach which was dis-cussed in the seminar. Organized by CIRAD and the Innovation et Prospective Foundation at Poitiers (France) with scientists and decision makers from developed and developing countries, it allowed a better understanding of the challenges related to food security and renewable resource management in the world.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : gestion des ressources, variété à haut rendement, durabilité, production alimentaire, sécurité alimentaire, politique agricole, politique de développement, biotechnologie

Classification Agris : E10 - Économie et politique agricoles

Editeurs scientifiques et affiliations

• Griffon Michel, CIRAD-GERDAT-MISSION MES (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/311669/)

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