Mention any three reasons for the high yield of wheat in the late 60s taking example from the village palampur in the story.plz answer

Dear Student,

Taking clues from the story of Palampur, one can attribute the following reasons for the increase in wheat production in the 1960's:


a.  It was Green revolution is associated with  brought about dramatic changes in  India's agricultural sector by the introduction of new technology. Introduced in the late 1960's the revolution brought about the introduction of HYV of seeds for wheat and rice production, use of fertilizers and pesticides.  Such changes increased the production and made India self sufficient in terms of food grains production.


b. Modern farming methods  brought about dramatic changes in  India's agricultural sector by the introduction of new technology. It involved use of capital intensive techniques, using tractors, machinery, threshers. Modern farming  brought about  greater degree of mechanisation for levelling, ploughing, spraying etc.

c. Further, Well placed irrigation system contributed in increased production. Framers in Punjab, Haryana made use of tube wells to meet their water needs .
 Food grain production increased from 82.0 million tonnes to 201..6 million tonnes.
 States like Punjab, Haryana excessively benefited from  It has ensured that the minimum food grains are available with  the Centre to meet the requirement of public distribution system and other welfare measure. The expansion in production made farmers approach market and sell surplus in the market.​


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