Question

merits and de- merits of green revolution

Answer 1

Merits :
1. Higher Yield.
2. Machines made for ploughing harvesting easy.
3. Surplus food can be sold to earn more.
4. Pests and insects controlled by pesticides and insecticides.
5. Good irrigation enhances production.
Demerits :
1. Loss of fertility with use of chemicalfertilizers.
2. Use of tube wells reduced the water table.
3. Chemical fertilizers polluted ground water.
4. Kills bacteria and micro organism helpful fossil.
5. Excessive use of fertilizers makes soil alkaline and unfit for cultivation.

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Answer 2

MERITS :- green revolution has helped in producing greater yield on the same piece of land by the use of HYV seeds it has made India self sufficient in food grains and have gave a greater boost to the agro based industries and reduced starvation and hunger and poverty in India and living standards of small farmers has been improved.

DE-MERITS :- it is associated with a loss of soil fertility due to increased use of chemical fertilizers also continuous use of ground water for tube well irrigation has reduced the water table below the ground and due to the use of insecticides the agricultural areas are polluted if these drain in water bodies then they pollute the water also.


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