GLCM's were eventually scrapped as part of the terms of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
In this field several terms have sprung up and have been indiscriminately used like (a) Intermediate technology or low technology, (b) appropriate technology, and (c) Innovative Technologies.
In technical terms, the process starts with the transformation of organic material using cost effective, intermediate technologies, into a highly digestive diet for pigs, ducks and chicken.