The 2nd Green Revolution in India: The Emerging Contradictions, Consequences and the Need for an Alternative Initiative

32 Pages Posted: 23 Aug 2009 Last revised: 16 Jul 2014

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Dipankar Dey

Nilkantha Trust for Studies on Bay of Bengal Region; Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta

Date Written: August 12, 2009

Abstract

IIn a gap of fifty years during last century two important actions, namely the initiation of the ‘green revolution’ by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1940s and the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) as the leading body for the assessment of climate change in 1989, have made profound impact in the production and distribution of food and energy across the world. Apprehending severe adverse impact of climate change on availability of water, an agro-biotechnology based second ‘green revolution’ has been initiated. This study uses secondary information to explore answers to the following questions. (i)Has apprehensions about global warming created a conducive situation for the initiation of the 2nd green revolution? (ii) What are the major drivers of the 1st and 2nd green revolution and how are the emerging contradictions removed? (iii) How EU and USA differ in addressing their energy and food supplies in the light of rising global temperature and changing climatic conditions. (iv) Does food policy of a densely populated developing country like India get influenced by the policy initiatives at USA and Europe?(v) What could be the possible consequences of a 2nd green revolution in a country like India? (vi) What could be a possible alternative to the existing trend?

Keywords: Agricultural Biotechnology, Second Green Revolution, Virtual Water, Climate Change, Water Footprints, Indigo Economy

Suggested Citation

Dey, Dipankar, The 2nd Green Revolution in India: The Emerging Contradictions, Consequences and the Need for an Alternative Initiative (August 12, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1447795 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1447795

Dipankar Dey (Contact Author)

Nilkantha Trust for Studies on Bay of Bengal Region ( email )

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Garia
Kolkata, 700 084
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Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta ( email )

J 48 Banerjee Para
Garia
Kolkata, 700 084
India

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