Controversy about agricultural technology lessons from the green revolution

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-54

  Ruttan, Vernon W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation of scientific and technical resources; Biological technology; Farm size, employment; Green revolution; Income distribution; Mechanical technology; Transgenically modified organisms

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY;

FOOD SAFETY; GREEN REVOLUTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GREEN REVOLUTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL GENETICS; ASIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RICE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LATIN AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042739841     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2004.004611     Document Type: Review

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