This dimension sorts agricultural milestones by their type, a technological breakthrough, a policy change or a scientific discovery. Wikipedia notes that the Green Revolution rested on "the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides." Browsing by type keeps milestones of the same kind grouped together.
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1. Wikipedia: Famine
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A famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused by several possible factors, including, but not limited to: war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread poverty, an economic catastrophe or government policies.
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