Was the Green Revolution intended to maximise food production?

The evidence on yields, food-production, food-calories per capita, and declining levels of malnutrition in countries experiencing a Green Revolution are commonly cited in support of the claim that the GR sought to maximise food production. If one looks closely at the actual design of GR programmes (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jonathan Harwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1637236