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INTRODUCTION In early 1963, about 150 varieties of dwarf wheat were received in India from Dr. E.N. Borlaug of Mexico. Dr. Borlaug's research, funded primarily by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, initiated a relatively sudden set of changes that substantially altered the nature and composition of the agricultural sector in the Indian subcontinent and in various other lower income countries. Planners and politicians in the non-socialist countries had labelled this new phenomenon the "Green Revolution", indicating that this event was seen as a partial substitute for the lbloody revolutions of the socialist world. Indeed, the intial impact of the SOUTH ASIA BULLETIN Vol. I11 No. 2 Fall 1983. Green Revolution in India seemed revolutionary, at least in its intensity: production of wheat had increased from 11.3 million tons in 1966-67 to 20.4 million tons in 1969-70 (Randhawa, 1974: 181); the prospect of a virtually ce tain 5 mass-scale famine had been minimised; and optimism about self-sufficiency in food production for the chronically food deficient country had reached its peak. In March 1972, the then Vice-president of India, Mr. G.S. Pathak announced with much confidence: "India is at present passing through a crucial phase of development, particularly in the
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 1983
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