Instability in Indian agriculture-a challenge to the Green Revolution technology

Food Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-273

  Larson, Donald W ^a   Jones, Eugene ^a   Pannu, R S ^b   Sheokand, R S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Green Revolution; India; Instability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROP YIELD; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREEN REVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3442897684     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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