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Mention any three negative effects of Green Revolution.

Demerits of Green Revolution: 

  • Poor farmers could not afford HYV seeds, fertilizers and machinery.
  • Some borrowed and ended up with large debts
  • HYV seeds need more water and fertilizer, which is expensive
  • New machinery replaced manual labour leading to unemployment and rural-urban migration
  • The Green Revolution was limited to rice and wheat only.

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  • It was concentrated only on one crop, ie, wheat.
  • It had no regional imbalances.
  • It promoted the use of chemical fertilizers.
  • It caused a decrease in the ground water table due to the use of fertilizers.
  • It caused land degradation leading to pollution.
  • It caused a lot of health problems.
  • It was costly in nature.
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