The 2nd Green Revolution in India: The Emerging Contradictions, Consequences and the Need for an Alternative Initiative

IIn a gap of fifty years during last century two important actions, namely the initiation of the ‘green revolution’ by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1940s and the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) as the leading body for the assessment of climate change in 1989, have made profound impact in the production and distribution of food and energy across the world. Apprehending severe adverse impact of climate change on availability of water, an agro-biotechnology based second ‘green revolution’ has been initiated. This study uses secondary information to explore answers to the following questions. (i)Has apprehensions about global warming created a conducive situation for the initiation of the 2nd green revolution? (ii) What are the major drivers of the 1st and 2nd green revolution and how are the emerging contradictions removed? (iii) How EU and USA differ in addressing their energy and food supplies in the light of rising global temperature and changing climatic conditions. (iv) Does food policy of a densely populated developing country like India get influenced by the policy initiatives at USA and Europe?(v) What could be the possible consequences of a 2nd green revolution in a country like India? (vi) What could be a possible alternative to the existing trend?