Short note on green revolution
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The green revolution occurred during the 1960’s and 1970’s, which involved the introduction of High Yielding Varieties of rice and wheat. The main aim of the green revolution was to increase the production of food and encourage self efficiency in LECDs. There were many problems that have been caused by the green revolution like,
An increase in migration from rural to urban areas.
The rural poverty.
Many people become unemployed by the introduction of more machinery.
The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, is the set of research technology transfer initiatives occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.The initiatives resulted in the adoption of new technologies, including high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals, especially dwarf wheat and rice. It was associated with chemical fertilizers, agrochemicals, and controlled water-supply (usually involving irrigation) and newer methods of cultivation, including mechanization. All of these together were seen as a 'package of practices' to supersede 'traditional' technology and to be adopted as a whole.