Open AccessLessons learned from India’s Green Revolution
Author(s) -
Jack Loveridge,
Somidh Saha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zeitschrift für technikfolgenabschätzung in theorie und praxis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2568-020X
pISSN - 2567-8833
DOI - 10.14512/tatup.29.2.58
Subject(s) - green revolution , famine , government (linguistics) , bengal , economic growth , agriculture , political science , population growth , development economics , refugee , population , economic history , socioeconomics , geography , sociology , history , economics , law , demography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , bay
Partition of British India in 1947 triggered a huge refugee crisis in India. In addition, low agricultural yield and high population growth fueled food insecurity. The fear of the Bengal Famine of 1943 was still fresh and the Indian Government wanted to prevent further famines. The philanthropic organizations of the USA (Rockefeller and Ford Foundation) collaborated with Indian policymakers and scientists that helped in the groundwork of the Green Revolution. Jack Loveridge explains how technology and international cooperation contributed to India's Green Revolution and what lessons can be learned for the future. The challenges related population control, environment, social and economic inequality in the Green Revolution were highlighted. Interview by Somidh Saha (ITAS-KIT).