Where was the Green Revolution anyway as the Arab Spring was blossoming in the region?
The new venture is the brainchild of founder and CEO of Green Revolution, Jay Whelan.
Those modern agricultural chemicals are what made the Green Revolution of the mid-20th century possible.
In short, it recommends many of the agricultural practices that the green revolution swept away.
New technologies were a necessary condition for the green revolution, but not a sufficient one.
That's what Iran did in 2009 when the so-called Green Revolution arose after the disputed presidential elections.
More money spent fomenting a second Green Revolution could bear fruit as well as more maize and wheat.
The high-yield seeds of the Green Revolution were not only developed but often marketed by state-financed agricultural institutions.
But the Rome meeting did make a start on the longest of long-term goals: a second green revolution.
It was at Lasserre, though, that I finally got it: Europe is in the midst of a green revolution.
If it is to feed its people, Africa badly needs a green revolution.
Yet I feel that the green revolution has also had many hidden costs.
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This green revolution needs some deeds by governments if it is to continue.
The credit for this is widely but mistakenly given to the green revolution.
But in bigger dry Africa, such as in Jabi village, efforts to replicate Asia's green revolution have so far failed.
The green revolution, which spread enabling technologies of high-yield agriculture across the planet, resulted in doubling of grain production.
American researchers, in turn, partnered with Indian scientists to launch the Green Revolution that transformed life for generations of Indians.
The biggest fans of the green revolution say that the spread of solar and wind is a mark of success.
"When the Green Revolution was sparked in Iran, we stood with the Iranian people and supported their cause, " Al-Hendi said.
This matters, because the green revolution's triumph in Asia owed as much to political commitment as it did to technical ingenuity.
These promises embodied the claim that rich countries are pushing for a second Green revolution and are determined to combat global hunger.
That simple effort alone would go a long way toward helping the Green Revolution, promoting regime change, and avoiding a regional war.
This green revolution - it is truly for the whole of Africa.
Such action should provide the necessary support for a successful green revolution.
Then when there were dissidents in the streets of Tehran, a Green Revolution, holding signs saying, is America with us, the President was silent.
Without a new green revolution, farmers will need 60% more water to feed the 2 billion extra people who will be born between now and 2025.
They may also wonder where the prime minister is going to find the millions of rupees he has promised to spend on his Second Green Revolution.
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Many African countries are looking to the crop-driven "green revolution" of Asia for ideas, but Ms Sibanda points out that what Africa needs is a "rainbow" revolution.
And then of course, with regards to standing for our principles, when the students took the streets in Tehran, and the people there protested, the Green Revolution occurred.
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