The last in the series of films made by directors from developing countries.
Seeds of Plenty, Seeds of Sorrow
Widely regarded as one of the most successful development strategies of the century, the Green Revolution was a systematic attempt to replace indigenous farming practices with new techniques developed by western scientists. Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug , father of the initiative, claimed that it had "displaced despair with hope, food shortages with over-flowing granaries, and famine with food abundance".
In this documentary, director Manjira Datta explores the more problematic side of the initiative. She shows that in India the Green Revolution has helped create a new class of landless peasant, and the initial dramatic crop yields have given way to pesticide poisoning and short-lived miracle wheat strains.
Series producer Peter Firstbrook
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