ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the political and social processes and shows that while technical advances in food production are important for socio-economic development, they can also result in further marginalisation and contribute to growing inequality. It argues that overlooking women farmers highlights some of the structural and political issues that limit the potential of further agriculture production increases. The book reviews the Green Revolution in its many iterations, focusing particularly on a series of technical and policy innovations. It focuses on analysing the underlying principles that guided the interventions, the political environment in which they were set, and how they contributed to both the successes and challenges the Green Revolution continues to face. The book deals with a brief review of the US led post-war Green Revolution from the 1940s to the 1970s.
