The foundation of existence is soil, and on it a variety of activities have been formed that, in human conception, tend to enhance the quality of subsistence. Yet, it is unclear how successful various practises and scientific advancements will be at satisfying sustenance in its entirety. The current review creates a national and international panorama of one of those activities that may already be reflecting natural changes on the ecosystems biodiversity and ecological connections. During the Second World War, a new idea known as the Green Revolution was developed in an effort to find alternatives to mitigate the consequences of the growing global population and to ensure food security for said people. The so-called technology packages, which comprised irrigation, mechanisation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, and concentrated foods, were the basis for this type of agricultural production, which was developed in industrialised nations and consisted of optimising races and seeds. The highest global productivity was attained with this maximisation of seed (basically Norman Bourlaugs concept for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970): surface cultivation per person worldwide decreased from 0.5 to 0.2 hectares between 1950 and 1995. In industrialised countries, production rose significantly between 1975 and 1995: 78% for grains, 113% for fishery, 127% for meat, 331% for eggs, and 280% for poultry