Assessing the Impact of the Green Revolution, 1960 to 2000

By R. Evenson, D. Gollin. Science, 2003

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Wheat genetic resources enhancement by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) (2008, background): “…most rapidly in South Asia, especially in irrigated areas, followed by the rainfed areas of Latin America; adoption has been slower in the Middle East, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa because of drier riskier environments and weaker institutions (Evenson and Gollin 2003; Lantican et al. 2005).”
Sparing land for nature: exploring the potential impact of changes in agricultural yield on the area needed for crop production (2005, background): “This in turn requires sustained investment in agricultural research and development, especially in developing countries (Binswanger et al., 1987; Craig et al., 1997; Evenson & Gollin, 2003).”
Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Ethiopia (2012, background): “The evidence from the Green Revolution (Evenson and Gollin, 2003) and basic intuition given price inelastic demand for basic foods such as pigeonpea and chickpea suggest that the main welfare gains from agricultural technology improvements might accrue to consumers, not producers.”
Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change (2010, background): “Only 19% of agricultural land cultivated through irrigation supplies 40% of the world’s food (Molden et al., 2010) and has thus brought substantial socioeconomic gains (Evenson and Gollin, 2003).”
The politics of seed in Africa's green revolution: Alternative narratives and competing pathways (2011, background): “The hope is to replicate the successes of the Asian Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, based on the promotion of new seeds and fertilisers and, to a lesser degree, on improved irrigation and infrastructure (Evenson and Gollin 2003).”
The Drivers of Maize Area Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa. How Policies to Boost Maize Production Overlook the Interests of Smallholder Farmers (2020, neutral): “Several authors describe how the green revolution ‘bypassed’ Africa, because of a different mix of crops and varying climatic and agro-ecologic conditions [51,52] in addition to poor infrastructure, political instability, and a lack of institutional support [53] and the absence of social mobilizatio”
Novel approaches in plant breeding for rhizosphere-related traits (2009, background): “During the past 4 decades global food production has more than doubled and outpaced population growth (Evenson and Gollin 2003).”
Scarcity amidst abundance? Reassessing the potential for cropland expansion in Africa (2014, background): “Over the past four decades, crop production growth has occurred predominantly through area expansion (Brink and Eva, 2009; Evenson and Gollin, 2003).”