Green Revolution in India
The Green Revolution | A Review | Sumit Shah, SYBCom. Honours |
Table of Contents | Sr. No | Particulars | Page No. | 1. | Introduction | 3 | 2. | Causes | 4 | 3. | Intense Agricultural District Program * Continued expansion of farming areas * Double-cropping existing farmland * Irrigation * Using seeds with improved genetics * Fertilizers * Food Corporation of India and the Agriculture Prices Commission * Research, Education, and Extension | 77889910 | 4. | Positive Effects * Increase in Production / Yield * Economic and Political Impact * Better land use by employing two and three crop pattern * Better scientific methods * New seeds and other product developments | 1113141416 | 5. | Adverse Effects * Degradation of land * Pest infestation has gone up * Loss of bio diversity * Chemicals in water * Water table has gone down * Loss of traditional seeds and myths of the new variety * Regional Disparities | 17171818191920 | 6. | Conclusion | 21 | 7. | Acknowledgements and Reference | 22 |
Introduction
The President of India in his address to the nation on the 50th year of India’s independence mentioned several landmark scientific achievements. The most important of all the achievements would be that of near self-sufficiency in food and the agricultural transformation in the country. This was primarily due to the series of agricultural changes that happened in agricultural production after 1965 and was called “Green Revolution”. This achievement occurred during Indira Gandhi’s tenure as Prime Minister. Between 1947 and 1967, efforts at achieving food self-sufficiency were not entirely successful. The Green Revolution was officially known as the Intense Agricultural District Programme (IADP), aimed at converted India from a country in need of food aid from outside, to a major exporter of food. It was implemented under the 4th Five Year Plan. However, the term "Green Revolution" is applied to the
Table of Contents | Sr. No | Particulars | Page No. | 1. | Introduction | 3 | 2. | Causes | 4 | 3. | Intense Agricultural District Program * Continued expansion of farming areas * Double-cropping existing farmland * Irrigation * Using seeds with improved genetics * Fertilizers * Food Corporation of India and the Agriculture Prices Commission * Research, Education, and Extension | 77889910 | 4. | Positive Effects * Increase in Production / Yield * Economic and Political Impact * Better land use by employing two and three crop pattern * Better scientific methods * New seeds and other product developments | 1113141416 | 5. | Adverse Effects * Degradation of land * Pest infestation has gone up * Loss of bio diversity * Chemicals in water * Water table has gone down * Loss of traditional seeds and myths of the new variety * Regional Disparities | 17171818191920 | 6. | Conclusion | 21 | 7. | Acknowledgements and Reference | 22 |
Introduction
The President of India in his address to the nation on the 50th year of India’s independence mentioned several landmark scientific achievements. The most important of all the achievements would be that of near self-sufficiency in food and the agricultural transformation in the country. This was primarily due to the series of agricultural changes that happened in agricultural production after 1965 and was called “Green Revolution”. This achievement occurred during Indira Gandhi’s tenure as Prime Minister. Between 1947 and 1967, efforts at achieving food self-sufficiency were not entirely successful. The Green Revolution was officially known as the Intense Agricultural District Programme (IADP), aimed at converted India from a country in need of food aid from outside, to a major exporter of food. It was implemented under the 4th Five Year Plan. However, the term "Green Revolution" is applied to the