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Posted Sun Jul 20 2008: from Toronto Globe and Mail:
A tough new row to hoe http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1216566808
 "The Green Revolution that began in 1945 transformed farming and fed millions in developing countries. But its methods over the long run are proving to be stunningly destructive... Now, almost half a century later, the Green Revolution's key innovations - chemicals and monocultures - are being blamed for a recent pest and disease epidemic that has ravaged Asian rice fields and sharply curtailed the supply of the main food staple of half of the world's population."
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