Green revolution and cancer
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Green revolution is an evolution and practice of advanced technology in the middle of 20th century which helped keep the food production in pace with the world population growth. Chemicals and pesticides are used to kill the pests which once had substantially decreased food production.
The shortcomings of the green revolution started to show as it was becoming increasingly evident that the chemicals and pesticides used finally start to make their way into the humans through consumption of food produced using these chemicals. Poor farming practices including non-compliance to usage of masks and over-usage of the chemicals by un-educated farmers in poor countries compound this situtation. [1]
[edit] Indian Punjab
The Indian state of Punjab is suffering from serious consequences of intensive farming using chemicals and pesticide. A comprehensive study conducted by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has underlined the direct relationship between indiscriminate use of these chemicals and increased incidence of cancer in this region.[2]
[edit] Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka also incidence of cancer has increased and a special presidential committee has pointed out the use of chemicals and pesticide as suspect.
