Question

Explain the positive and negative impact of green revolution

Answer 1

The Green Revolution, baby of Norman Barloug,  was a great step toward increasing  production  of cerials, particularly dwarf wheat and rice which saved millions of people from starvation and malnutrition.
Though this revolution took place in industrialized countries between the year 1930 and 1950, it affected developing countries particularly India during 1960 and 1984. 
Positive effects : 
1. India which was facing shortage of cerials saw substantial increase in production of wheat from 10 million tons in 1960 to 73 million tons in 2006. 
2. Revolution helped to reduce malnutrition of million people.
3. It increased the income of agrarians.
4. It also helped reducing debt trap of many farmers due to increase in income.
Negative effects : 
1. It almost wiped out organic agriculture and products.
2. It erased the fertility of farmland due to use of fertilizers and chemicals.
3. It increased the cost of production for small farmers.