Green revolution: curse or blessing?
The "Green Revolution" of the 1960s and 1970s produced an unprecedented growth in agriculture in developing countries. The authors of this Brief examine the Green Revolution's impacts on agricultural production and its social impacts. They then turn to the problems it may have engendered as document...
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2002
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| description | The "Green Revolution" of the 1960s and 1970s produced an unprecedented growth in agriculture in developing countries. The authors of this Brief examine the Green Revolution's impacts on agricultural production and its social impacts. They then turn to the problems it may have engendered as documented in the empirical literature on the affect of agricultural technological on poor farmers. They conclude with some recommendations about the conditions under which the Green Revolution and similar yield-enhancing technologies are likely to have equitable benefits among farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1559512025-02-24T06:46:12Z Green revolution: curse or blessing? International Food Policy Research Institute green revolution agricultural productivity innovation mortality food crops yields agricultural research sustainability agricultural development crop yield population technological changes The "Green Revolution" of the 1960s and 1970s produced an unprecedented growth in agriculture in developing countries. The authors of this Brief examine the Green Revolution's impacts on agricultural production and its social impacts. They then turn to the problems it may have engendered as documented in the empirical literature on the affect of agricultural technological on poor farmers. They conclude with some recommendations about the conditions under which the Green Revolution and similar yield-enhancing technologies are likely to have equitable benefits among farmers. 2002 2024-10-24T12:42:52Z 2024-10-24T12:42:52Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155951 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute. 2002. Green revolution: curse or blessing? Issue Brief 11. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155951 |
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| title | Green revolution: curse or blessing? |
| title_full | Green revolution: curse or blessing? |
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| title_short | Green revolution: curse or blessing? |
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| topic | green revolution agricultural productivity innovation mortality food crops yields agricultural research sustainability agricultural development crop yield population technological changes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155951 |
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