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. 2021 Feb 22:5:644559.
doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.644559.

Lessons From the Aftermaths of Green Revolution on Food System and Health

Daisy A John  1 , Giridhara R Babu  2
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Lessons From the Aftermaths of Green Revolution on Food System and Health

Daisy A John et al. Front Sustain Food Syst. .

Abstract

Food production has seen various advancements globally in developing countries, such as India. One such advancement was the green revolution. Notably, the World Bank applauds the introduction of the green revolution as it reduced the rural poverty in India for a certain time. Despite the success of the green revolution, the World Bank reported that health outcomes have not been improved. During the post-green revolution period, several notable negative impacts arose. Exclusive studies were not conducted on the benefits and harms before the introduction of the green revolution. Some of such interventions deviate from the natural laws of balance and functioning and are unsustainable practices. To avoid the adverse effects of some of these developments, a review of these interventions is necessary.

Keywords: India; agriculture; food system; green revolution; sustainability.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Changes in area harvested of the crops from the years 1961 to 2018 (data source: FAOSTAT; FAO, 2020).
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