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The Impact of Agricultural Research in British India

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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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  • Pray, Carl E., 1984. "The Impact of Agricultural Research in British India," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 44(2), pages 429-440, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:44:y:1984:i:02:p:429-440_03
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    1. Klas Rönnbäck & Dimitrios Theodoridis, 2022. "Cotton cultivation under colonial rule in India in the nineteenth century from a comparative perspective," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 75(2), pages 374-395, May.

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