Green Revolution

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 634-638

  Briggs, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; CGIAR; Famine; Green Revolution; High yielding varieties; India; IR8; Miracle seeds; Norman Borlaug; Rice; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959845670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00099-7     Document Type: Chapter

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