By Uma Sudhir A report that I read this morning has left me confused. It suggests that the Green Revolution is not the villain it is being made out to be in the context of the climate change debate. Let me explain. If you are among those who believe that the intensive agriculture model popularised in the 1960s to increase food yield, by using more chemicals, more energy and high-yielding varieties of rice, maize and wheat, is one of the main culprits for putting greenhouse gas emissions on the fast-track, you are wrong. At least that’s what this study by … Continue reading Growing hopeless