Indian farmers with tractors and GMO seeds and followed by pesticides and herbicides have been made to feel like super farmers and especially bolstered by green revolution.
The green revolution was a disaster. It is NOT possible to increase yields without causing imbalance in the eco system, resource availability and resultant domino change/impact.
This is all very tragic. The green revolution was a quick shot in the arm. Coaxing increased yields from soil should be used as an emergency measure..like a shot in the arm during times of need. It’s not sustainable over long periods of time supporting billions.
It gives the false security of abundance and the underlying system will collapse because the soil is a living organism. It cannot bear this chemical warfare we are waging upon it.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-pollution-how-a-farming-revoluti...
[..] With one ton of residue containing 4-6 kg of nitrogen, 1-2 kg of phosphorus, and 15-20 kg of potassium, CIMMYT's research has shown that residue burning not only releases toxic gases into the air, but also reduces soil nutrition and therefore crop yields. Burning the residue "means you are burning a lot of nutrients, basically," says Dr Jat. He argues that India now needs to undergo a second, "evergreen" revolution, driven by technology such as the happy seeder, a machine which allows wheat to be sown on top of rice stubble, and the super sms (straw management system), a machine which attaches to the rear of a combine harvester to cut and spread loose residue across the field.[..]