The Impact of Agricultural Research in British India

This paper attempts to answer three questions. How much did agricultural research contribute to agricultural growth in British India? Was its limited impact due to too little investment or inefficient allocation of research resources? Could more research have led to a “Green Revolution” in foodgrain...

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Published in:	The Journal of economic history Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 429 - 440
Main Author:	Pray, Carl E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01-06-1984 Economic History Association New York University Press for the Economic History Association
Subjects:	Agricultural resources Cotton Crop economics Crop science Crops Fertilizers Papers Presented at the Forty-Third Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association Rice Sugar cane Wheat Yield
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Summary:	This paper attempts to answer three questions. How much did agricultural research contribute to agricultural growth in British India? Was its limited impact due to too little investment or inefficient allocation of research resources? Could more research have led to a “Green Revolution” in foodgrain production? Available data indicate that the impact of research was small and that more should have been invested in research. The evidence suggests, however, that larger investments in foodgrain research would not have resulted in a Green Revolution in British India.
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ISSN:	0022-0507 1471-6372
DOI:	10.1017/S0022050700032034