West Bengal is one of the major agricultural states in India. Adoption of new agricultural technology has contributed considerably to the economic growth of the state since the early 1980’s. A major change in the rice-economy of West Bengal in the Green Revolution period was the sudden spurt of growth in both rice area and rice production. The state has contributed more than 15 percent of India's total rice production in 2015–16. Apart from rice, the dominant food crop, West Bengal produces a number of cereals and pulses. But as a result of the overwhelming importance of rice, total foodgrains production growth in West Bengal followed that of rice closely. The non-foodgrains component also expanded substantially over the last five decades as a result of modern technology.
Agricultural Growth, Technological Change
