Green Revolution in India∗

Chakravarti, A. N.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1973.tb00929.x

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“…Borlaug and Swaminathan introduced five different HYV grains: wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and pearl millet (bajra in Hindi). Agricultural scientists designed the HYV of each crop to respond well to fertilizers, have higher yields than indigenous varieties, withstand drought, and grow faster to allow for multiple harvests in a year (Chakravarti 1973). Initially, this new technology was mainly applied in North India, in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, because there was pre-existing irrigation networks (Whitcombe 1972).…”

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“…Initially, this new technology was mainly applied in North India, in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, because there was pre-existing irrigation networks (Whitcombe 1972). The availability of irrigation was essential to the success of HYVs because scientists found that 70% of India did not receive enough or consistent enough rainfall to support HYVs (Chakravarti 1973). The new technology spread throughout India through the "Intensive Agricultural District Programme" (IADP), a government program that involved demonstration farms, credit schemes, and the dispersal of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides (Chakravarti 1973).…”

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“…The availability of irrigation was essential to the success of HYVs because scientists found that 70% of India did not receive enough or consistent enough rainfall to support HYVs (Chakravarti 1973). The new technology spread throughout India through the "Intensive Agricultural District Programme" (IADP), a government program that involved demonstration farms, credit schemes, and the dispersal of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides (Chakravarti 1973). Since the late 1960s, HYV crops have spread throughout India but the North, frequently referred to as India's "bread basket" for its high wheat production, still has the highest concentrations of HYV farms.…”

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“…For example, more attention has been given to the industrialization of agriculture that started around the same time, otherwise known as the Green Revolution. Scores of books have been written about the Green Revolution describing how it unfolded; what sorts of effects it had on household incomes and gender dynamics within families; and how it altered subsistence livelihoods, changed cultural practices, and impacted environmental conditions (Baker and Jewitt 2007;Chakravarti 1973;Cullather 2010;Lipton and Longhurst 1989;Niazi 2004;Perkins 1997;Samaddar 2006;Sobha 2007). The history of the Blue Revolution has inspired much less scrutiny, however, and the social science research that does exist tends to make vague comparisons between the Green and Blue Revolution.…”

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Ethnographic Investigations of Commercial Aquaculture as a Rural Development Technique in Tamil Nadu, India

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThere are many people that I would like to thank and acknowledge for supporting and guiding me through this extensive dissertation process. First, I would like to thank my major professor and the members of my dissertation committee for investing the long hours into mentoring me, reading my drafts, and providing such constructive feedback.Professor Laura Ogden served as my advisor and major professor for several years and made sure I navigated the program successfully. She spent long hours working with me on grant proposal submissions and was instrumental in helping me to develop my dissertation project. She stayed on as a committee member even after her transition to Dartmouth College and helped me secure essential funding that allowed me to remain a full-time student. After Professor Ogden moved to Dartmouth College, Professor Juliet Erazo jumped in as my major professor when duty called and made sure that I stayed on track in the midst of the transition between advisors. Professor Erazo patiently read and edited all the iterations of my dissertation, helping me to strengthen my arguments and organize my thoughts. Both professors are role models to me; they have shown me how to persevere in the face of adversity, to be professional while balancing a career and family life, and push myself to become a stronger critical thinker. I aspire to be as motivated, hardworking, and successful as they are. Professor Gail Hollander has also been an integral part of the dissertation committee, stepping in at the last moment and joining the committee even though she had many other obligations. She provided insightful feedback during my proposal defense and had excellent suggestions, inspiring me to think about how commercial aquaculture is an agricultural activity. Professor Roderick Neumann also provided constructive feedback throughout the dissertation iv project and helped to ensure that my project was the best that it could be. I also want to thank him for writing many letters of recommendation for me over the years. Professor Aquaculture currently constitutes nearly half of global seafood production today.Due to this importance, and the attention such practices receive through funding and extension, many scholars have focused on the social impacts that aquaculture practices have on rural communities. In particular, scholars have investigated the effects of aquaculture on environmental conditions, food security, livelihoods, gender relations, and social conflict. However, more scholarship is needed concerning the historical legacies that have contributed to how aquaculture is promoted and practiced, particularly viii connections to the Green Revolution. Furthermore, there needs to be more research about commercial aquaculture as a post-disaster development strategy.

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Section: Revolution In Indiamentioning

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Section: Revolution In Indiamentioning

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Section: Chapter I Introductionmentioning

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“…The real momentum of wheat development was gained as amber or white grain genotypes like Kalyan Sona, Sonalika, Safed Lerma, and Choti Lerma were produced in 1967 (Dalrymple, 1974), which marked the Wheat Revolution in India. The High Yielding Varieties Programme was started by the Government of India during 1966-67, which brought about 12.8 million hectares of land under wheat cultivation (Chakravarti, 1973). Thereafter, high yielding and disease resistant varieties were released that suited various ecological and growing conditions in India.…”

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Genomics of consumer traits in chapatti quality

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Access to Formal Banks and New Technology Adoption: Evidence from India

Mukherjee

2020

American J Agri Economics

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This article examines whether improvement in access to credit affects new technology adoption. Using the Additional Rural Incomes Survey and Rural Economic and Demographic Survey Indian household panel data, and bank branch data from the Reserve Bank of India, I evaluate the impact of bank branch expansion on high‐yielding variety seed adoption by Indian households. I use the Indian government's social banking policy to provide exogenous variation in district bank access. This policy, in effect between 1977 and 1990, forced banks to open more branches in financially less developed areas. I find that districts with lower initial financial development experienced a significant rise in new branch openings during the social banking period (1977–1990). Further, I find that households in financially less developed districts were more likely to adopt high‐yielding variety seeds during the social banking period, consistent with the hypothesis that access to credit is an important determinant of new technology adoption. A supplemental analysis using district panel data, which has broader geographic coverage, yields the same positive impact of formal credit access on high‐yielding variety seed usage and provides no evidence of historical trend differences in the use of high‐yielding variety seeds between more and less financially developed areas.

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Green Revolution in India∗

Cited by 61 publications

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Ethnographic Investigations of Commercial Aquaculture as a Rural Development Technique in Tamil Nadu, India

Ethnographic Investigations of Commercial Aquaculture as a Rural Development Technique in Tamil Nadu, India

Genomics of consumer traits in chapatti quality

Access to Formal Banks and New Technology Adoption: Evidence from India

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