Question

Impact of green revolution in economic development of country

Answer 1

Among the food grains too, it is the wheat crop which drew maximum benefit from Green Revolution. The production of wheat increased by more than three times between 1967-68 and 2003-04 while the overall increase in the production of cereals was only two times. On account of this reason, it is said that the Green Revolution in India is largely the Wheat Revolution.

2. Prosperity of Farmers:

With the increase in farm production the earnings of the farmers also increased and they became prosperous. This has, especially, been the case with big farmers having more than 10 hectares of land.

3. Reduction in import of food-grains:

The main benefit of Green Revolution was the increase in the production of food-grains, as a result of which there was a drastic reduction in their imports. We are now self sufficient in food-grains and have sufficient stock in the central pool. Sometimes we are in a position

Answer 2

Impact of green revolution in economic development

Explanation:

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.. In response to the food crisis,  the government replaced the traditional agricultural practises by modern technology.

Green revolution had the following impact on India:

Green revolution had the following impact on India: 

a. Food grain production increased from 82.0 million tonnes to 201..6 million tonnes. States like Punjab, Haryana excessively benefitted from it.

 b. The expansion in production made farmers approach market and sell surplus in the market.  

However, Green Revolution has turned out to be partial revolution and has benefited some states and only large farmers

a. Small farmers with fragmented land holdings cannot avail the benefit of green revolution as using HYV of seeds requires huge amount of capital.

b. It requires excessive usage of chemical fertilizers to retain the increased production, which affects the fertility of the soil.

c. It also requires good irrigation facility hence it reduces the ground water level due to continuous use of ground water.

d. Corresponding to the fact that it requires huge capital investment farmers are compelled to borrow huge amount of loans and become victims of indebtedness.

e. Green revolution widened the gap between the rich and poor farmers. It created a new class of middle peasant sections, who had medium size land holdings and became socially and politically influential.