Green Revolution and Farmers Welfare!!

The Green Revolution of the 1960's and Its Impact on Small Farmers in India

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Understanding the Failed Welfare Revolution

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Understanding the Failed Welfare Revolution

In the 1960s, a new idea for combating poverty emerged that promised a revolutionary change for American social welfare policy. Though the idea had a complex history, one of its main justifications was articulated by a commis­ sion appointed by President Johnson to evaluate the nation’s antipoverty pro­ grams. The commission, which was made up primarily of business leaders and economists, issue...

The Organic Green Revolution

The Green Revolution Revisited

Introduction It is a great pleasure to be here in Oslo, nearly 30 years after I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I wish to thank the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the U.S. Embassy in Norway for arranging this lecture. Today, I am here to take stock of the contributions of the so-called “Green Revolution,” and explore the role of science and technology in the coming decades to improve the quan...