From a country plagued with chronic food shortage, the Green Revolution turned India into a food-grain self-sufficient nation within a span of just one decade from 1968 to 1978. This great feat however was not achieved without a price. The Green Revolution in India was initially criticised for contributing to income disparities among large and small farmers and production imbalances between regions and among crops.

India, like the rest of the world, will have to deal with uncertainties to be accentuated by climate change. New technological breakthroughs may open up opportunities for...