Abstract The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-
yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger …

Market reforms have been given much of the credit for China's spectacular growth
performance. This paper looks at China's reform process systematically, along with India's …

To combat climate change and hunger, a number of governments, foundations and aid
agencies have called for a 'New Green Revolution'. Such calls obfuscate the dynamics of the …

Over the last decade, the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions could be
alleviated by providing small loans to micro-entrepreneurs has become increasingly …

Two models of agricultural research and technology diffusion are described and contrasted.
The central source of innovation model frequently underlies the theories and rhetoric of …

Economic transformation refers to two linked development processes. One is structural
change: the shift of workers and other resources from low-productivity sectors, such as …

Seeds are basic agricultural input, and good quality seeds of preferred varieties are critical
to farmers' capacity to improve agricultural productivity. Local landraces alone are not the …

Agricultural innovations are often promoted as a package—a new seed variety, a
recommended fertilizer application, and other recommended cultivation practices …

The Green Revolution in India: A Case Study of Technological Change Page 1 The Green
Revolution in India: A Case Study of Technological Change Govindan Parayil Technology …

The dynamics of technology development along the technological trajectories of the Green
Revolution and the Gene Revolution could be explicated by the social morphologies of …