Not Suited for all Diets Besides the two socioeconomic problems you have learnt, one other problem had to do with the diet of the different people in different parts of the world. Though the Green Revolution increased food production tremendously, not everyone was happy with the kind of crops produced. Some people found the grains of HYVs to be poorer in quality and did not suit their taste. In India and Pakistan, for example, people preferred chapattis made from the traditional white grains instead of the reddish HYV grains. Some of the HYV grains tend to harden excessively after cooking, thus making them less popular among the natives. HYVs were developed on food crops such as wheat and rice. These cereals are however not consumed in certain parts of the world such as Africa where the main diet consists of mainly pulses and soghum.
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