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What is green revolution state some advantage and dis advantages of it

Green Revolution is the term given to the introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India. It was brought to India by the initiative of Indian government. Genetically modified high-yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1960 by Dr. Norman Borlaug It is also rightly credited to M. S. Swaminathan and his team who contributed towards the success of green revolution in India.

Merits of Green Revolution

Compared to the traditional seeds, the HYV seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of grain on a single plant. As a result, the same piece of land would now produce far larger quantities of food grains than was possible earlier.

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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Green revolution refers to the use of HYV seeds ( high yielding seeds ) .

The farmers from uttar pradesh , Punjab and harayana were the first to try out this modern farming.

These seeds promised to produce larger quantity of food grains compared to the traditional seeds.

Therefore , the use of HYV seeds increased the production of wheat.

But however , it needed plenty of water , chemical fertilisers , pesticides and etc for its best results.

Here , the use of excessive fertilisers affect the soil fertilty and pollutes the water sources such as water table and lakes.

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Green Revolution - A significant increase in agricultural productivity resulting from the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management techniques.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disadvantages 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.

Advantages



  • Yields increased three times

  • Multiple cropping

  • Other crops grown which varied the diet

  • Surplus to sell in cities creating a profit improving the standard of living

  • Allows purchase of fertilizers, machinery etc

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