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Reduced Diversity of Crops, Narrowing of Diets and Changes in Consumer Welfare

In: The ‘Green Revolution’ and Economic Development

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  • Mohammad Alauddin

    (University of Queensland)

  • Clement Tisdell

    (University of Queensland)

Abstract

Growth in economic production does not necessarily imply an increase in economic welfare. Although, as shown in the last three chapters, foodgrain production has risen substantially in Bangladesh as result of the Green Revolution this appears to be have been at the expense of non-cereal crops (see Chapter 2). Despite the rapid growth in Bangladeshi foodgrain production, it is possible that Bangladeshi food supply has become less diversified and that economic welfare has declined in some way. Also protein deficiency may have increased owing to the slow growth rate in production of pulses. The quality of the average Bangladeshi diet may have fallen. If so this could be a possible cost of the Green Revolution. Redclift (1987, p.64) mentions the narrowing of popular diets as one of the possible costs of the Green Revolution. Let us explore this matter for Bangladesh.

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  • Mohammad Alauddin & Clement Tisdell, 1991. "Reduced Diversity of Crops, Narrowing of Diets and Changes in Consumer Welfare," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The ‘Green Revolution’ and Economic Development, chapter 5, pages 91-99, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37745-5_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230377455_5
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