The Green Revolution....

Father of Green Revolution - MS Swaminathan

What Is Green Revolution ?

The Green Revolution is regarded as the greatest Revolution which help to transform the economy from food scarcity to food self sufficiency. It is the term used for describing the manual increase in India's farm production and productivity, articulately in the case of major cereal crops like wheat consequent to the adoption of the ' New Agricultural Strategy ' since the late sixties.

What are the key elements of this strategy ?

1. Use of large capital and technological inputs.
2. Use of high yielding varieties of seeds.
3. Proper use of chemical fertilizers.
4. Extension of irrigation facilities, particularly groundwater resources.
5. Use of insecticides and pesticides.
6. Supply of agricultural credit.
7. Rural electrification.

Green revolution in India.....

it is the term used for describing the manual increase in India's farm production and productivity, particulate in the case of major cereal crops like with consequent to the adoption of the ' New Agricultural Strategy ' since the late sixties.


What is the impact of Green Revolution on Indian agriculture ?

1. It enabled Indian agriculture to change from subsistence to commercial and market oriented.
2. It lead to the development of intensive agriculture production system.
3.The adoption of new technology under green revolution created more employment opportunities in agriculture sector.
4. It enabled the farmers to obtain increasing returns from agriculture by greater utilisation of Agricultural inputs.
5. It increase rural prosperity.

Government initiatives.......

The government announces minimum support prices for various agricultural commodities from time to time to ensure adequate returns to the farmers.

The Government of India provides subsidy on fertilizers to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers to farmers at reasonable rates.

The government is promoting balanced use of fertilizers so that it is not decrease due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers. For this soil testing laboratories have been setup in India to check health and fertility of soil.


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