Crop varieties that resist diseases, which are part of the Green Revolution, can often cause long-term harms to food security.

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Pro: These crops often require large amounts of pesticides and fertilizers, which ultimately damages the farmland in the long-term.

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Con: Short-term achievements with such crops may make local communities more wealthy, allowing them to rely less on unstable agricultural products.

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Pro: Disease-resistant crop varieties may harm other, similar crops, potentially causing those other crops to die out in areas with both growing nearby.

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Crop varieties that resist diseases, which are part of the Green Revolution, can often cause long-term harms to food security.

Pros

Cons

These crops often require large amounts of pesticides and fertilizers, which ultimately damages the farmland in the long-term.

Disease-resistant crop varieties may harm other, similar crops, potentially causing those other crops to die out in areas with both growing nearby.

Short-term achievements with such crops may make local communities more wealthy, allowing them to rely less on unstable agricultural products.

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Crop varieties that resist diseases, which are part of the Green Revolution, can often cause long-term harms to food security.

Pro claim 1

These crops often require large amounts of pesticides and fertilizers, which ultimately damages the farmland in the long-term.

Pro claim 2

Disease-resistant crop varieties may harm other, similar crops, potentially causing those other crops to die out in areas with both growing nearby.

Con claim 1, children below

Short-term achievements with such crops may make local communities more wealthy, allowing them to rely less on unstable agricultural products.