Editing Green Revolution (section)

===Health impact===
Studies have found that the Green Revolution substantially reduced [[infant mortality]] in the developing world. A 2020 study of 37 developing countries found that the diffusion of modern crop varieties "reduced infant mortality by 2.4–5.3 percentage points (from a baseline of 18%), with stronger effects for male infants and among poor households."<ref name=":3" /> Another 2020 study found that high yield crop varieties reduced infant mortality in India, with particularly large effects for rural children, boys and [[Caste system in India|low-caste]] children.<ref name=":4" />

Consumption of [[Health effects of pesticides|pesticides]] and [[Fertilizer|fertilizer agrochemicals]] associated with the Green Revolution may have adverse health impacts. For example, pesticides may increase the likelihood of cancer.<ref name="Loyn" /> Poor farming practices including non-compliance to usage of masks and over-usage of the chemicals compound this situation.<ref name="Loyn" /> In 1989, WHO and UNEP estimated that there were around 1 million human pesticide poisonings annually. Some 20,000 (mostly in developing countries) ended in death, as a result of poor labeling, loose safety standards etc.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Pimentel, D. |title=Green revolution agriculture and chemical hazards |journal=The Science of the Total Environment |volume=188 |issue=Suppl |pages=S86–S98 |year=1996 |doi=10.1016/0048-9697(96)05280-1 |pmid=8966546 |bibcode=1996ScTEn.188S..86P |doi-access=free}}</ref> A 2014 study found that Indian children who were exposed to higher quantities of fertilizer agrochemicals experienced more adverse health impacts.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brainerd |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Menon |first2=Nidhiya |title=Seasonal effects of water quality: The hidden costs of the Green Revolution to infant and child health in India |journal=Journal of Development Economics |date=March 2014 |volume=107 |pages=49–64 |doi=10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.11.004 }}</ref>