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<p>There has been an understanding related to the Green Revolution that wheat became a popular crop post-1960s. The paper aims to study the scientific research and resources dedicated to wheat cultivation by the British Raj and whether its significance could be matched with other cash crops like tobacco, indigo, sugarcane, etc. This paper will show that from the late nineteenth century onwards, wheat became Bihar’s most important food crop due to its export to European countries. This microcosmic study of Bihar will demonstrate that the significant rise in the production of wheat was a joint effort propelled by the British Raj, which was well received by the peasants of Bihar, even though wheat was not a staple crop of the Biharis.</p>

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Scientific intervention in wheat and its rising importance in Bihar in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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    2025年3月6日

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There has been an understanding related to the Green Revolution that wheat became a popular crop post-1960s. The paper aims to study the scientific research and resources dedicated to wheat cultivation by the British Raj and whether its significance could be matched with other cash crops like tobacco, indigo, sugarcane, etc. This paper will show that from the late nineteenth century onwards, wheat became Bihar’s most important food crop due to its export to European countries. This microcosmic study of Bihar will demonstrate that the significant rise in the production of wheat was a joint effort propelled by the British Raj, which was well received by the peasants of Bihar, even though wheat was not a staple crop of the Biharis.