Lessons learned from India’s Green Revolution

Interview with Jack Loveridge

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.29.2.58

Keywords:

India, Green Revolution, global food production, food insecurity

Abstract

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).

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Published

17.07.2020

How to Cite

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Loveridge J, Saha S. Lessons learned from India’s Green Revolution: Interview with Jack Loveridge. TATuP [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 17 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];29(2):58-61. Available from: https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/6817