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03043aam a2200445 i 4500 001 BCD8AC64C19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240202013317 008 220706s2022 paua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2022030115 020 $a 082294734X 020 $a 9780822947349 035 $a (OCoLC)1287126153 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d QGJ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a d------ 050 00 $a SB191.W5 $b B348 2022 082 00 $a 633.1/1091724 $2 23/eng/20220722 100 1 $a Baranski, Marci, $e author. $4 aut 245 14 $a The globalization of wheat : $b a critical history of the Green Revolution / $c Marci R. Baranski. 264 1 $a Pittsburgh, PA : $b University of Pittsburgh Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xi, 235 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Intersections. Histories of environment, science, and technology in the anthropocene 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index. 520 3 $a "In The Globalization of Wheat, Marci R. Baranski explores Norman Borlaug's complicated legacy as godfather of the Green Revolution. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his role in fighting global hunger, Borlaug, an American agricultural scientist and plant breeder who worked for the Rockefeller Foundation, left a legacy that divides opinions even today. His high-yielding dwarf wheat varieties, known as miracle seeds, effectively doubled and tripled crop yields across the globe, from Kenya to India and Argentina to Mexico due to their wide adaptation. But these modern seeds also required expensive chemical fertilizers and irrigation, both of which were only available to wealthier farmers. Baranski argues that Borlaug's new technologies ultimately privileged wealthier farmers, despite assurances to politicians that these new crops would thrive in diverse geographies and benefit all farmers. As large-scale monocultures replaced traditional farming practices, these changes were codified into the Indian wheat research system, thus limiting attention to traditional practices and marginal environments. In the shadow of this legacy, and in the face of accelerating climate change, Baranski brings new light to Borlaug's role in a controversial concept in agricultural science"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Borlaug, Norman E. $q (Norman Ernest), $d 1914-2009. 600 10 $a Borlaug, Norman E. $q (Norman Ernest), $d 1914-2009. $t Wheat in the Third World. 650 0 $a Wheat $z Developing countries $x History. 650 0 $a Green Revolution $x History. 650 6 $a ReÌvolution verte $x Histoire. 600 17 $a Borlaug, Norman E. $q (Norman Ernest), $d 1914-2009 $2 fast 650 7 $a Green Revolution $2 fast 650 7 $a Wheat $2 fast 651 7 $a Developing countries $2 fast 655 7 $a History $2 fast 830 0 $a Intersections (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240202024037.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BCD8AC64C19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search