Global Food Security and Green Revolution Topic – Global Food Security, Green Revolution To Gene Revolution In Africa: Can Improved Maize Breeding Come To The Rescue?
I. Abstract
Ii. Introduction
Iii. History of Green Revolution
Iv. Impact of Green Revolution On The World
(1) Overpopulation
(2) Economic imbalance and inflation
(3) Genetic, Molecular, and Functional Diversity of identified maize breeds/lines homologs
V. Impact of Gene Revolution
(1) Introduction of modern biotechnological techniques
(2) Improved crop breeding
(3) Maize breeding and research timeline
(4) Advances in maize research and achievements recorded so far
(5) What is the impact of recent genetic engineering techniques on climate change?
VI. General/Resource Limitations to Improved Breeding
Many resources are becoming increasingly limited, including
(1) oil (2) topsoil (3) genetic resources (4) Research funding (5) water (6) land use acts; (7) Country/Regional based Policies on GMO’s
(2) Accumulation of Metalloids – Arsenic, Iron; effects of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) arsenic (As), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni) on arable farming and phytotoxicity
(3) Results from risk assessment studies of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils and maize tissues from selected commercial farms across
XII. Global Maize Consumption Data & Analysis – Comparison with Africa/Nigeria
Xiii. Global Maize Cultivation, Production, Raw Material Utilization, and Consumption Data & Analysis – Comparison with Africa/Nigeria
Xiv. Global Maize Exportation/Importation Data & Analysis – Comparison with Africa
Xv. Conclusions/Discussions
