The ‘Green Revolution’ and Economic Development

Preface - Bangladesh's Economy, Bangladeshi Agriculture and the Issues raised by the 'Green Revolution' - New Technology, Growth Rates and Sources of Increased Agricultural Growth in Bangladesh - Measuring the Contribution of Bio-Chemical Technology to Increased Land Productivity in Bangladesh - Regional Variations in Growth Patterns of Bangladeshi Foodgrain Production and Yield - Reduced Diversity of Crops, Narrowing of Diets and Changes in Consumer Welfare - Market Analysis, Surpluses, Income Distribution and technologically-induced Shifts in Supply - Patterns and Determinants of Farm-Level Adoption and Diffusion of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) and their Technology - Poverty, Resource Distribution and Security: The Impact of New Agricultural Technology in Bangladesh - The 'Green Revolution' and Variability of Bangladeshi Foodgrain Production and Yield: An Analysis of Time Series Data - New Agricultural Technology and Instability of Foodgrain Production and Yield: An Intertemporal and Interrregional Perspective - New Crop Varieties: Impact on Diversification and Stability of Yields - Trends in and Projections of Bangladeshi Food Production and Dependence on Imported Food - New Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Food Production in Bangladesh - Concluding Overview and Comments - Notes - Bibliography - Index